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Book Title: Marking Time: The Epic Quest To Invent The Perfect Calendar
Item Length: 9.4in
Item Height: 1.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Duncan Steel
Publication Name: Marking Time : the Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley & Sons CA, The Limited, John
Publication Year: 1999
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Item Weight: 28.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
