The First Scientific American: Benjamin Franklin and the Pursuit of Geniusby Joyce E. Chaplin
β Scribed by Review by: Jessica Riskin
- Book ID
- 125787774
- Publisher
- American Historical Association
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 422 KB
- Volume
- 112
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8762
- DOI
- 10.2307/4136040
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