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Book Title: Sundials: Design, Construction, And Use
Item Length: 9.6in
Item Width: 6.7in
Author: Denis Savoie, Volker J. Geers
Publication Name: Sundials : Design, Construction, and Use
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication Year: 2009
Series: Springer Praxis Bks.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: Xiv, 181 Pages
