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Farmer Buckley's Exploding Trousers: And other odd events on the way to scientific discovery - New Scientist
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224 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 26, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781846685088 |
| Publishers | Profile Books Ltd |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 219 × 22 mm · 275 g |
| Editor | Pain, Stephanie |
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