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Descartes' Daughter

Science Stories by BBC

Jun 27, 201828:36Science & Medicine

There's a story told about French philosopher René Descartes and his daughter. He boards a ship for a voyage over the North Sea with a large wooden box which he insists be handled with such great care that the sea captai...

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Descartes' Daughter is an episode from Science Stories by BBC. There's a story told about French philosopher René Descartes and his daughter. He boards a ship for a voyage over the North Sea with a large wooden box which he insists be handl...

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Published Jun 27, 2018, 28:36 long, audio available.

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