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Of all the fixed stars in the night sky, Sirius is by far the brightest – almost twice as bright as its nearest rival, the star Canopus, which lies too far south to be viewed from most of the Northern Hemisphere. Only the Sun, Moon and the planets Venus, Jupiter and, at times, Mars, appear... read more
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- Einstein
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- Cambridge
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- Egypt
- Europe
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- Paris
- London
- India
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- France
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- Canada
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- J. B. Holberg (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Springer-verlag
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 038748941X
Page Count: 250
Publisher: Springer-verlag
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Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 038748941X
Page Count: 250
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- Dewey: 523.8
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