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Front cover: Albert Einstein (Aidan McArdle) by Rob Kennard, Emilie du Châtelet (Hélène de Fougerolles) by Eric Giardot, Michael Faraday (Stephen Robertson) by Judy Goldhill; Page 1: Eric Giardot; Page 4: Judy Goldhill; Back cover: Judy Goldhill.

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