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Something from Nothing

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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Jan Swamerdam - The Conflicted Man

Jan swamerdam is the son of an amsterdam apothecary and raised, as most were, to be loyal to god and aristotle. In 16 three he fell under the sway of antoinette bourgon, a flemish mystic who preached that the end times were upon the world. Swamerdam just loved bugs so much that even when she told him that his concentration on them was endangering his immortal soul, he still just couldn't help himself.

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