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Scientists in society: The Royal Society of South Africa

Jane Carruthers FRSSAf Department of History, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Unisa, 0003, South Africa E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 1-30 | Published online: 22 Mar 2010

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