Science and Technology in World History: An Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0801883598
- ISBN-13
- 9780801883590
- Series
- Science and Technology in World History
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 478
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Authors
- Harold Dorn, James Edward McClellan
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