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    Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction
    Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction
    Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction
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    Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction

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    DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction" by Lane Cooper. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
    LanguageEnglish
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    Release dateSep 4, 2022
    ISBN8596547244806
    Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction
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    Lane Cooper

    Janna Hastings grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, where she studied Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Cape Town, before moving to Cambridge, UK. Since 2010 she has been an active researcher in applied ontology, which brings philosophical depth to the problems of knowledge representation in the life sciences.

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