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Book Title: Decoding the Heavens : A 2,000-Year-Old Computer -- and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Jo Marchant
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Archaeology, General, Astronomy
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication Year: 2010
Genre: Science, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
