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Science (Almost) in Earnest

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Cambridge Library Collection

A recent addition to our series on the history of education is the rather wordy, three-volume Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest, by John Ayrton Paris, who was also the author of a two-volume life of Sir Humphry Davy … Continue reading →

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