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Galileo's commandment : an anthology of great science writing / edited by Edmund Blair Bolles

by Edmund Bolles

This collection of science writing features diverse topics, from the isolation of radium to the geology of the Nile Valley and the search for extraterrestrial life. It provides a historical and contemporary overview of scientific inquiry for a broad readership.

Accession 6590 ISBN 9780716730354 Publisher W. H. Freeman & Co.
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