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A History of Ideas

Historian Justin Champion on William Whiston's Comet TheoryHistorian Justin Champion on William Whiston's Comet Theory

Released On: 15 Jan 2015

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Historian Justin Champion on William Whiston, the spiritual father of the Philae lander.

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