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Book Title: Causality And Modern Science
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 5.9in
Author: Milton Hindus
Publication Name: Causality and Modern Science
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 452 Pages