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Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: America
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Intended Audience: Adults
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Type: textbook
Book Title: New Astronomy (Classic Reprint)
Number of Pages: 274 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: Astronomy
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Genre: Science
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Author: Samuel Pierpont Langley
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback