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ISBN
9781461283386
Publisert
2011-09-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
170 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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