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The measure of the Universe : our foremost science writer looks at the world large and small

by Isaac Asimov

This work details the comparative dimensional scale of the physical world from atomic to universal levels. It examines measurements for length, area, mass, density, pressure, time, speed, and temperature to illustrate relative proportions across the cosmos.

Accession 10702 ISBN 0060151293 Publisher Harper & Row
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