The Martyrs of Science: Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler |
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Peculiar interest attached to his LifeHis BirthHis early | 8 |
CHAPTER II | 19 |
CHAPTER III | 39 |
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The Martyrs of Science: The Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler Sir David Brewster Limited preview - 1903 |
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