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The discoveries

The discoveries

by Alan P. Lightman

2005HistoriographyScienceHistoireDécouvertes scientifiquesResearch
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HistoriographyScienceHistoireDécouvertes scientifiquesResearchSources
First published 2005

Setting

20th century20e siècle

About the author

Alan P. Lightman

1948

Author

Alan P. Lightman

First published

2005

Pages

553

Read time

≈ 14h

Editions

3

Language

English

Publisher

Pantheon Books

ISBN

0676977898

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