Copyright © 2002 by John and Mary Gribbin
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This book was originally published in hardcover in the United Kingdom by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, in 2002 and in the United States by Random House, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., in 2003.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Gribbin, John R.
The scientists: a history of science told through the lives of its greatest inventors / John Gribbin.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8129-6788-7
1. Scientists—Biography. 2. Science—History. I. Title.
Q141.G79 2003
509.2′2—dc21 2003046607
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Ebook ISBN 9780593134030
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