The Exploding Suns

The Secrets of the Supernovas

by Isaac Asimov

ISBN: 0525243232
ISBN-13: 9780525243236
Format: Hardcover

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Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 1985

Publisher's Notes

This science narrative utilizes the most recent astronomical research and data that exists on supernovas to detail their role in the life of man and the evolution of the universe.

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Hardcover - Penguin USA (1985) - from $1.00
Paperback Revised - Penguin USA (1996) - from $1.79

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