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An Introduction to the History of Science

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An Introduction to the History of Science
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN/ASIN: B005GAGXBE
Number of pages: 289

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This book is intended as a simple introduction, taking advantage of the interests of youth of from seventeen to twenty-two years of age (and their intellectual compeers) in order to direct their attention to the story of the development of the sciences.

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