Acid tongues and tranquil dreamers : tales of bitter rivalry that fueled the advancement of science...
Acid tongues and tranquil dreamers : tales of bitter rivalry that fueled the advancement of science...
Acid tongues and tranquil dreamers : tales of bitter rivalry that fueled the advancement of science and technology / Michael White.
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New York : Morrow, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N509/169
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English
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430 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Long Road to Reason -- 1. Second Inventors Count for Nothing, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz, 1673-1716 -- 2. The Fanatic and the Tax Collector, Antoine Lavoisier and Joseph Priestley, 1774-1794 -- 3. Of Monkeys and Men, Charles Darwin and Richard Owen, 1859-1882 -- 4. The Batt...
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New York : Morrow, 2001.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2001.
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Acid tongues and tranquil dreamers : tales of bitter rivalry that fueled the advancement of science and technology / Michael White.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N509/169
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74VvkzabMXrO
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0380806134 (pbk.)
9780380977543 (hc.)
0380977540 (hc.)
9780380806133 (pbk.)
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509
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991013863589702626
