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Book Title: Knowledge Web : From Electronic Agents to Stonehenge and Back -- and Other Journeys Through Knowledge
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: James Burke
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Experiments & Projects, General, History
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2000
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science
Item Weight: 10.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
