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Product details

• Authors: Caroline Sutton
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.1994
• EAN: 9780688132217
• ISBN: 978-0-688-13221-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Science: general issues, Evolution, Reference works, Physics, Biology, life sciences, Teaching of a specific subject, Relativity physics, Trivia and quiz questions, Botany and plant sciences, Consumer advice, Educational: study and revision guides, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Evolution, REFERENCE: General, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / General, SCIENCE: Physics / General, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Biology, STUDY AIDS: Study Guides, SCIENCE: Reference, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Botany, REFERENCE: Curiosities & Wonders, nonfiction;science;trivia;questions and answers