Scientific Families: Biographies and "Labographies" in the History of Science
β Scribed by Review by: Mary Jo Nye
- Book ID
- 124267983
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1939-1811
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