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Book Title: The Personality Of Henry Cavendish - A Great Scientist With ...
Number of Pages: Xvii, 310 Pages
Publication Name: Personality of Henry Cavendish-Profile of a Historian of Science
Language: English
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: General, Personality, History, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 217 Oz
Subject Area: Philosophy, Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Russell Mccormmach
Series: Archimedes Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
