Podcast Extra: The Invention of Science

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Podcast Extra: The Invention of Science

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In his new book, historian David Wootton takes us back to the scientific revolution around the turn of the 17th Century, and asks: was this really when modern science was born? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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