Your Place in the Cosmos: A Layman's Book of Astronomy and the Mythology of the Eighty-Eight Celestial Constellations and Registry
- ISBN-10
- 0961435410
- ISBN-13
- 9780961435417
- Category
- Astronomy
- Pages
- 508
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Author
- James E. Magee
Description
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