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Stensen, Niels

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Stensen, Niels See STENO (STENONIS), NICOLAUS.

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	Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm. Confessio Philosophi, Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671-1678.(Book review) Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...include a 1677 conversation between Leibniz and Nicolaus Steno concerning topics related to the Confessio...some of which may have been written for Steno. An added bonus is that Sleigh has included Steno's marginal comments to the Confessio...
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