What Goes Up... Gravity and Scientific Method
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-01-20
- Mått178 x 254 x 15 mm
- Vikt620 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor232
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781107129856