The martyrs of science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and KeplerChatto and Windus, 1874 - 248 páginas |
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The Martyrs of Science: The Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler Sir David Brewster Vista previa restringida - 1903 |
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