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BL
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| Record Number
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700769
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b522958
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| Main Entry
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Kirkland, Kyle.
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| Title & Author
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Space and astronomy : : notable research and discoveries /\ Kyle Kirkland.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts on File,, c2010.
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| Series Statement
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Frontiers of science
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| Page. NO
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xviii, 189 p. :: col. ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0816074453
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: 9780816074457
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Extrasolar planets: worlds beyond the solar system -- Colonization in space and on other worlds -- Traveling among the stars -- Gravitational waves -- Formation and evolution of galaxies -- The hidden universe: dark matter and dark energy -- Final thoughts.
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| Abstract
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Investigates the research and discoveries of scientists who explored the frontiers of space and astronomy and found significant objects and environments that no one had ever seen before from Earth.
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| Subject
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Discoveries in science.
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Space astronomy.
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Outer space, Exploration.
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| Dewey Classification
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520
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| LC Classification
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QB136.K57 2010
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