CLASSICS OF MODERN SCIENCE
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(COPERNICUS TO PASTEUR)
EDITED BY
WILLIAM S. KNICKERBOCKER, PH.D.
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH IN THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH · EDITOR, THE SEWANEE REVIEW
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