Mastering nature and Yeoman agricultural science in the twentieth century

Science in the Twentieth Century

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 701-713

  Fitzgerald, Deborah ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85071015239     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315079097-44     Document Type: Chapter

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