Chasing the light: Einstein's most famous thought experiment

Thought Experiments in Philosophy, Science, and the Arts

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 123-140

  Norton, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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