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" Atlas of astronomical discoveries / "
Govert Schilling ; [translation, Andy Brown].
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BL
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Record Number
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696605
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Doc. No
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b518794
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Uniform Title
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Atlas van astronomische Ontdekkingen.English
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Main Entry
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Schilling, Govert.
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Title & Author
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Atlas of astronomical discoveries /\ Govert Schilling ; [translation, Andy Brown].
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Publication Statement
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New York :: Springer,, [2011]
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, ©2011
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Page. NO
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234 pages :: chiefly color illustrations ;; 31 cm
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ISBN
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1441978100 :
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: 9781441978103 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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Notes
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"Originally published in 2008 as Atlas van Astronomische Ontdekkingen by Fontaine Publishers, the Netherlands"--T.p. verso.
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes index.
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Abstract
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Presents a history of astronomy and describes one hundred of the most significant discoveries of the last four hundred years, including such findings as the extraterrestrial origins of meteorites, the existence of dark matter, the spiral structure of the Milky Way, and the first exoplanet.
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Subject
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Astronomy, Pictorial works.
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Subject
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Astronomy-- History.
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Dewey Classification
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520.22/2
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LC Classification
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QB68.S35 2011
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