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Much has already been written elsewhere1,2 about Wolfgang Yourgrau—in whose memory, and as an expression of their friendship and esteem, more than sixty scholars, active in the forefront of their respective specialities and, significantly, representing diverse nationalities and backgrounds, have graciously volunteered to contribute to this Festschrift.
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van der Merwe, A. (1983). Introduction. In: van der Merwe, A. (eds) Old and New Questions in Physics, Cosmology, Philosophy, and Theoretical Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8830-2_1
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