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The foundations of physical law: Review of a book of the same title by Peter Rowlands

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The foundations of physical law: Review of a book of the same title by Peter Rowlands. / McClintock, Peter V. E.
In: Contemporary Physics, Vol. 58, No. 1, 2017, p. 107-108.

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McClintock, PVE 2017, 'The foundations of physical law: Review of a book of the same title by Peter Rowlands', Contemporary Physics, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 107-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2016.1249521

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McClintock, P. V. E. (2017). The foundations of physical law: Review of a book of the same title by Peter Rowlands. Contemporary Physics, 58(1), 107-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2016.1249521

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McClintock PVE. The foundations of physical law: Review of a book of the same title by Peter Rowlands. Contemporary Physics. 2017;58(1):107-108. Epub 2016 Oct 28. doi: 10.1080/00107514.2016.1249521

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McClintock, Peter V. E. / The foundations of physical law : Review of a book of the same title by Peter Rowlands. In: Contemporary Physics. 2017 ; Vol. 58, No. 1. pp. 107-108.

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