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| Title | The Natural Philosophy of Time Oxford science publications |
| Author | G. J. Whitrow |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 12, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0198582129, 9780198582120 |
| Length | 399 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / Time |
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