The Physical World: An Inspirational Tour of Fundamental Physics
- ISBN-10
- 0198795939
- ISBN-13
- 9780198795933
- Series
- The Physical World
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 608
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Nicholas Mee, Nicholas Manton
Description
"It is over half a century since The Feynman lectures on physics were published. A new authoritative account of fundamental physics covering all branches of the subject is now well overdue. The physical world has been written to satisfy this need."--Back cover.
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