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© Keith Laidler, 1998

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Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data
Laidler, Keith James, 1916--

To light such a candle : chapters in the history of science and
technology / by Keith J. Laidler.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Science--History. 2. Technology--History. 3. Discoveries in
science--History. 4. Scientists--Biography. 5. Engineers--
Biography. I. Title.

Q125.L25 1997 609-dc2l 97-24690
ISBN 0 19 850056 4

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