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Aether and Gravitation, by William George
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Title: Aether and Gravitation
Author: William George Hooper
Release Date: February 22, 2008 [eBook #24667]
Language: English
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AETHER AND GRAVITATION
by
WILLIAM GEORGE HOOPER, F.S.S.
[Illustration]
London Chapman and Hall, Ltd. 1903
INTRODUCTORY NOTES
The author in this work endeavours to solve the greatest scientific problem that has puzzled sc