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Science in the History of Civilization

Nature volume 203, pages 111–112 (1964)Cite this article

Ancient and Medieval Science from Prehistory to A.D. 1450

Edited and with a General Preface by René Taton. Translated by A. J. Pomerans. (A General History of the Sciences.) Pp. xvi + 552 + 48 plates. (London: Thames and Hudson, Ltd., 1963.) 126s.

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