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History of scientific ideas ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠧⠻⠀⠑⠭⠞⠻⠝⠁⠇⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠛⠮⠀⠿⠀⠁⠀⠐⠞⠀
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⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠽⠆⠀⠯⠀⠠⠛⠮⠀⠑⠝⠙⠑⠁⠧⠳⠗⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠘⠥⠀⠦⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠦⠀⠏⠻⠎⠥⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠀
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