Fire and Light: How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World
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James Macgregor Burns., & James Macgregor Burns|AUTHOR. (2013). Fire and Light: How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World . St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)James Macgregor Burns and James Macgregor Burns|AUTHOR. 2013. Fire and Light: How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World. St. Martin's Publishing Group.
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Harvard Citation (style guide)James Macgregor Burns. and James Macgregor Burns|AUTHOR. (2013). Fire and light: how the enlightenment transformed our world. St. Martin's Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)James Macgregor Burns, and James Macgregor Burns|AUTHOR. Fire and Light: How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2013.
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