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Book Title: Orthogonality And Spacetime Geometry
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Robert Goldblatt
Publication Name: Orthogonality and Spacetime Geometry
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer NY
Publication Year: 1987
Series: Universitext Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Number of Pages: X, 194 Pages
