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The planets

by Byron Preiss, Andrew Fraknoi

This collaborative work combines scientific insights about the planets of our solar system with speculative stories from science fiction writers exploring their mysteries.

Accession 17703 ISBN 0553051091 Publisher Bantam Press
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