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The Orion Nebula

Where Stars Are Born

C. Robert O'Dell

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HARDCOVER

$29.50 • £25.95 • €26.95

ISBN 9780674011830

Publication Date: 10/31/2003

192 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

20 color, 27 halftones

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SCIENCE: Space Science: Astronomy

C. Robert O’Dell is Andrew Hayes Buchanan Professor of Astrophysics Emeritus, Rice University, and Distinguished Research Professor at Vanderbilt University.

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