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The place of science in modern civilisation and other essays

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: MCMXIX [1919].
Call number: 720914
Creator: Veblen, Thorstein (1857-1929)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Bookplate of the Burndy Library.
Dimensions: 20 cm
Associated people: Huebsch, B. W. (1876-1964,)
Associated organization: Burndy Library,
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