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THE MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF HUYGEN'S PRINCIPLE. by B.B. Baker, E.T. Copson.

THE MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF HUYGEN'S PRINCIPLE. B.B. Baker, E.T. Copson. ebook
Format: djvu
Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1950 2nd ed.
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