Far as Human Eye Could SeeEnter the wondrous world of Isaac Asimov, where the sky is not the limit--only the beginning! In this, his 23rd collection of essays, Asimov transports the reader from the earth's core to the farthest reaches of outer space. A captivating, scientific smorgasbord. |
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