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The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist

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Book Title: Sky Is Not the Limit : Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.5in

Item Width: 6.1in

Author: Neil Degrasse Tyson

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy, Science & Technology

Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers

Publication Year: 2004

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Science

Item Weight: 11.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 216 Pages

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