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A treasury of science writings drawn from a wide variety of disciplines and ranging throughout history, from Herodotus's comments on the creation of Egypt made in 444 B.C., to George Smoot's search for the Big Bang in 1994.
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6 editions- Paperback · English · 2000Abacus · 512 pages · 9780349112466
- Hardcover · English · 2000Abacus · 9780316858649
- Paperback · English · 1999Holt Paperbacks · 512 pages · 9780805073492
- Paperback · English · 1999W. H. Freeman · 485 pages · 9780716736936
- Other · English · 1999Little, Brown & Co · 485 pages · 9780316648288
- Other · English · 1997W.H. Freeman · 485 pages · 9780716730354
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