The Martyrs of Science: Or, The Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and KeplerHarper & Brothers, 1841 - 240 páginas |
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The Martyrs of Science: The Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler Sir David Brewster Vista previa limitada - 1903 |
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