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Jan 2019
58m 23s

Principles of Chemistry, Reading 1

SHARON HANDY
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Tonight we read one of the great foundational works of science, Dmitry Mendeleev's "Principles of Chemistry." So groundbreaking. So informative. So perfectly, mind-numbingly dense in the way that only 19th century scientific tomes can be. It's the perfect formula for sleep.

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Music: "Exit Exit" by PCIII (freemusicarchive.org), licensed under CC BY

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