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Einstein’s Methodology, Semivectors and the Unification of Electrons and Protons

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van Dongen, J. Einstein’s Methodology, Semivectors and the Unification of Electrons and Protons. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 58, 219–254 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-003-0074-1

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