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... EONS X STANDS FOR UNKNOWN From Other Sources ONLY A TRILLION IS ANYONE THERE ? TODAY AND TOMORROW And— SCIENCE PAST - SCIENCE FUTURE THE BEGINNING AND THE END LIFE AND TIME Isaac Asimov X STANDS FOR UNKNOWN DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY ,
... EONS X STANDS FOR UNKNOWN From Other Sources ONLY A TRILLION IS ANYONE THERE ? TODAY AND TOMORROW And— SCIENCE PAST - SCIENCE FUTURE THE BEGINNING AND THE END LIFE AND TIME Isaac Asimov X STANDS FOR UNKNOWN DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY ,
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... Doubleday , 1978 ) , was experimenting with the spectrum . It was common knowledge that when sunlight fell upon you , you felt a sensation of warmth . The general feeling was that the sun ra- diated both light and heat , and that the ...
... Doubleday , 1978 ) , was experimenting with the spectrum . It was common knowledge that when sunlight fell upon you , you felt a sensation of warmth . The general feeling was that the sun ra- diated both light and heat , and that the ...
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... Doubleday , 1963. ) Next comes another objection . Silicones and fluorosilicones are built of silicon atoms , oxygen atoms , carbon atoms , hydrogen atoms , and fluorine atoms . On the hot planets on which silicones or fluorosili- cones ...
... Doubleday , 1963. ) Next comes another objection . Silicones and fluorosilicones are built of silicon atoms , oxygen atoms , carbon atoms , hydrogen atoms , and fluorine atoms . On the hot planets on which silicones or fluorosili- cones ...
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