In retrospect: On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
@article{Holmes2014InRO,
title={In retrospect: On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences},
author={Richard Holmes},
journal={Nature},
year={2014},
volume={514},
pages={432-433}
}Richard Holmes finds Mary Somerville's breakthrough science best-seller thrillingly fresh, 180 years on.
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