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Condition: Very Good. A work which places Faraday and his innovative science in the context of the Sandemanians, the small Christian sect to which he belonged. His allegiance to this obscure fundamentalist sect was the foundation of both his social and political views and many aspects of his science. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BG; HRCC99; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good. 1993. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KSG0038216
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Condition: Very Good. A work which places Faraday and his innovative science in the context of the Sandemanians, the small Christian sect to which he belonged. His allegiance to this obscure fundamentalist sect was the foundation of both his social and political views and many aspects of his science. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BG; HRCC99; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good. 1993. paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # KSG0038216
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