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Chapter 19 - Science, Medicine, and Jewish Philosophy

from Part II - Themes and Trends in Early Modern Jewish Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2017

Jonathan Karp
Affiliation:
State University of New York, Binghamton
Adam Sutcliffe
Affiliation:
King's College London
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