A page from a journal of modern experimental physics will be as myster…

Fritjof Capra
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A page from a journal of modern experimental physics will be as mysterious to the uninitiated as a Tibetan mandala. Both are records of enquiries into the nature of the universe. ✨ The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism. Book by Fritjof Capra, 1975.
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