Descartes in 90 Minutes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781566631297)

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Author: Paul Strathern
ISBN-10: 1566631297
ISBN-13: 9781566631297
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1996
Pages: 91
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.07w x 0.30d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/1996 pg. 381
Library Journal 11/01/1996 pg. 70