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Book Title: Little Book of Exoplanets
Item Length: 8.8in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.7in
Author: Joshua N. Winn
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Physics / Astrophysics, Space Science, Astronomy
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Science
Item Weight: 18.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
