A History of Astronomy from Thales to Kepler: Formerly Titled History of the Planetary Systems from Thales to KeplerDover Publications, 1953 - 438 páginas |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHAPTER I | 9 |
THE PYTHAGOREAN SCHOOL | 35 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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