A People's History of Science: Miners, Midwives, and Low Mechanicks
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Clifford D. Conner., & Clifford D. Conner|AUTHOR. (2009). A People's History of Science: Miners, Midwives, and Low Mechanicks . PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clifford D. Conner and Clifford D. Conner|AUTHOR. 2009. A People's History of Science: Miners, Midwives, and Low Mechanicks. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clifford D. Conner and Clifford D. Conner|AUTHOR. A People's History of Science: Miners, Midwives, and Low Mechanicks PublicAffairs, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Clifford D. Conner, and Clifford D. Conner|AUTHOR. A People's History of Science: Miners, Midwives, and Low Mechanicks PublicAffairs, 2009.
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