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De propria vita

by Girolamo Cardano · 1643

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Cardano, an accomplished scientist of medicine and mathematics, wrote his autobiography in 1575. It's bright, satirical, and still enjoyable to read today. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
scientistsscientistsMore like thisLess of thisdoctorsdoctorsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ItalyItalyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 331 pages

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