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• Author: Julian Havil
• Published Date: 05 Nov 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Language: English
• Book Format: Hardback::296 pages
• ISBN10: 0691155704
• ISBN13: 9780691155708
• Filename: john-napier-life-logarithms-and-legacy.pdf
• Dimension: 152x 235x 24.64mm::567g

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