The contribution of the history of physics in physics education: A review

Science and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 153-172

  Seroglou, Fanny ^a   Koumaras, Panagiotis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 0039615612     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008702000098     Document Type: Article

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