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    The Nature Of Time
    The Nature Of Time
    The Nature Of Time
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    The Nature Of Time

    By Erik Dahlén

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    What is time? So far nobody knows, but there is a lot of information about what time is in today's physics. Here I try to summarize my thoughts about time, and why I think most people are wrong.

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    PublisherErik Dahlén
    Release dateDec 30, 2016
    ISBN9781370744510
    The Nature Of Time
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    Erik Dahlén

    Jag heter Erik Dahlén och om DU vill nå mig gör man det enklast på min mejl, info@erikdahlen.se.Vill du kommentera eller diskutera något jag har skrivit är det bara att höra av sig. Jag är mycket tacksam för konstruktiv kritik angående någon av mina böcker, det kan vara allt från stavfel till innehållet. Om DU kommer med konstruktiv kritik som kan förbättra någon av mina böcker kommer jag självklart ändra detta till nästkommande upplaga samt tacka dig i slutet av boken för din insats.

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