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OK. I misread BOOKCRIT #5, I thought it said something else. However, the subject is still applicable per BOOKCRIT #1. Per WP:TEXTBOOKS, where not only common sense applies but also it is surprisingly covered in the media (as mentioned above), it has been influential since 1999, and "has been,
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I noticed that as well, but these sources still aren't really significant coverage on the actual textbook and those claims don't quite support the other points of
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tells us that common sense applies. Being a popular high school physics textbook doesn't fit the notability bill in my opinion though. —
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applies. But, I am amused by the comment above that the book is "outdated" because it was published in 1996. It covers
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I disagree. The coverage appears to be significant enough, in this instance, to pass notability criteria for books per
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taught, or required reading, in one or more reputable educational institutions" - since it was published. ---
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of which this could be a later edition. And again, only four university libraries carry this. ---
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mechanics, waves and optics ... thermodynamics, electromagnetism, modern physics and relativity
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I checked this on Google Scholar. It does not seem to be highly cited, with only 24 citations
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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that the sources suggest anything remotely close to BOOKCRIT #5, which is about
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being so notable that all of their works are too. Sure,
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No evidence of notability presented in the article. A
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Doesn't meet the criteria for 18:Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion 7: 258:), but the textbook does not have 24: 643:, I agree. I see no problem with 95:Introduction to deletion process 244:search gives a few articles on 1: 692:14:19, 17 October 2019 (UTC) 661:05:11, 11 October 2019 (UTC) 618:13:55, 12 October 2019 (UTC) 587:03:52, 11 October 2019 (UTC) 559:10:29, 10 October 2019 (UTC) 537:10:19, 10 October 2019 (UTC) 519:10:16, 10 October 2019 (UTC) 473:09:57, 10 October 2019 (UTC) 65:17:56, 17 October 2019 (UTC) 433:14:36, 9 October 2019 (UTC) 412:13:31, 9 October 2019 (UTC) 382:17:57, 9 October 2019 (UTC) 358:08:38, 9 October 2019 (UTC) 339:05:37, 9 October 2019 (UTC) 319:05:37, 9 October 2019 (UTC) 299:05:37, 9 October 2019 (UTC) 279:05:37, 9 October 2019 (UTC) 85:(AfD)? Read these primers! 728: 394:Unexceptional textbook. -- 701:Please do not modify it. 32:Please do not modify it. 502:" (probably in India) 545:. 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