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A Treasure for the Ages

By Anne Conable - April 11, 2013

The only collection of its kind in the United States, the works housed in the Milestones of Science collection at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library quite literally changed the world.

The full content is available in the Spring 2013 Issue.

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