It's ONLY Rocket Science An Introduction in Plain English /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rogers, Lucy. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Astronomers' Universe,
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75378-2
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