Clockwork garden : on the mechanistic reduction of living things /

Main Author: Faber, Roger J., 1931-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 1986.
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=13822
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