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Biographical Memoirs [PDF ebook]
Volume 53

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Biographic Memoirs: Volume 53 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 400 ● ISBN 9780309599047 ● Publisher National Academies Press ● Published 1982 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7147888 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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