Exoplanets: diamond worlds, super earths, pulsar planets, and the new search for life beyond our solar system 9781588345943, 9781588345950, 1588345947

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English Pages 205 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: color illustrations; 24 cm Year 2017

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