Snowball Earth

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• Author: Gabrielle Walker
• Published Date: 05 Apr 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Original Languages: English
• Format: Paperback::288 pages
• ISBN10: 0747568502
• File size: 34 Mb
• Filename: snowball-earth.pdf
• Dimension: 129x 198x 17mm::233g

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