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The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space (Apogee Books Space)

by Gerard K. O'Neill · 1977

Apogee Books Space Series series

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This expanded third edition features a new preface, introduction, and collection of essays by space researchers.

Subject
sciencehistory
Genre
science fiction
Themes
environmenttechnology
Audience
adult
Length
short · 184 pages

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