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Scholz, E. (2006). The Changing Concept of Matter in H.Weyl's Thought, 1918–1930. In: Hendricks, V.F., Jørgensen, K., Lützen, J., Pedersen, S. (eds) Interactions. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 251. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5195-1_9
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