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Russell Shorto: Descartes' Bones (Hardcover, 2008, Doubleday)

The best-selling author of The Island at the Center of the World chronicles the more …

Review of "Descartes' Bones" on 'Storygraph'

It read like an episode of the old science channel show Connections. Running through all the people and scientists who were involved with the remains of Descartes, connections were made with all the associated scientific discoveries of each individual discussed. Interesting read from a history of science perspective.