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    <title>short history of nearly everything</title>
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    <publisher>Broadway Books</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2003</dateIssued>
    <edition>1st ed.</edition>
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    <extent>ix, 544 p. ; 25 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>Aims to make the world of science both understandable and  entertaining to millions of people around the globe. This  illustrated edition brings to life almost everything that  has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization,  with full-colour photographs, drawings, portraits, and  cartoons.</abstract>
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  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-527) and index.</note>
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