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Author: Committee on the Science of Earthquakes
Published Date: 22 Sep 2003
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Format: Hardback::430 pages
ISBN10: 0309065623
Publication City/Country: Washington, United States
Imprint: none
File size: 50 Mb
Dimension: 152x 229x 29.21mm::938.94g
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