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Life and time

by Isaac Asimov

A collection of twenty-six essays exploring the natural and cosmic phenomena that have shaped humanity's past and future, spanning from the evolution of multicellular life to potential scenarios for the end of the world.

Accession 8270 ISBN 0385146450 Publisher Doubleday
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