Geometry in context in the sixteenth century: The view from the museum

Early Science and Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 214-230

  Bennett, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745136188     PISSN: 13837427     EISSN: 15733823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157338202X00126     Document Type: Review

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