Main Currents of Scientific Thought: A History of the SciencesH. Schuman, 1953 - 520 Seiten Donated by Sydney Harris. |
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THE NATURAL PHILOSOPHIES OF THE PRESOCRATIC GREEKS | 14 |
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY IN ATHENS | 22 |
GREEK Science of the ALEXANDRIAN PERIOD | 39 |
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