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Product details

ISBN
9781461275329
Published
2012-07-23
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Height
235 mm
Width
191 mm
Age
Popular/general, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
14