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The Physical Tourist¶Vienna: A Random Walk in Science

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I provide a guided tour of sites of scientific interest in Vienna with particular reference to the history of physics.

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Reiter, W. The Physical Tourist¶Vienna: A Random Walk in Science. Phys. perspect. 3, 462–489 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00000541

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