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    <title>A short history of nearly everything</title>
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    <dateIssued>2003</dateIssued>
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    <extent>544 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>Bryson explores scientific discoveries, the history of science, and how humanity has come to understand the universe—from the Big Bang to modern physics and biology—presented in an engaging and accessible narrative.</abstract>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Bill Bryson.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
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    <topic>Popular works</topic>
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    <topic>History</topic>
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    <topic>Scientific expeditions</topic>
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    <topic>Biography</topic>
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