Godly Men and Mechanical Philosophers: Souls and Spirits in Restoration Natural Philosophy

Science in Context

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 53-85

  Schaffer, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84976069326     PISSN: 02698897     EISSN: 14740664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269889700000053     Document Type: Article

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