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Rynasiewicz, R. (2005). Weyl vs. Reichenbach on Lichtgeometrie. In: Kox, A.J., Eisenstaedt, J. (eds) The Universe of General Relativity. Einstein Studies, vol 11. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-8176-4454-7_9
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