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William S. Shea The Magic of Numbers and Motion: The Scientific Career of René Descartes. Canton, MA: Science History Publications (1991), x + 371 pp. $59.95 (cloth), $18.95 (paper).

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Kenneth L. Manders
Kenneth L. Manders*
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University of Pittsburgh
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 162 - 164
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