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Book Title: The Making Of Modern Science: Science, Technology, Medicine ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6in
Author: David Knight
Publication Name: Making of Modern Science : Science, Technology, Medicine and Modernity: 1789-1914
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Series: History of Science Ser.
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
