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Book Title: So You Want A Meade Lx Telescope!: How To Select And Use The...
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Lawrence Harris
Publication Name: So You Want a Meade LX Telescope! : How to Select and Use the Lx200 and Other High-End Models
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer New York
Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Ser.
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.3 Oz
Number of Pages: Xvi, 236 Pages
