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	Seeing in the Dark

n2teaching

9-21-2007 12:09 AM

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timothy ferris, astronomy, telescope, optics, technology, weather, pbs, galaxy, black hole, space

n2teaching says:

Great show. A complete rebuttal to the book "The Cult of the Amateur". I believe that everyone begins as an amateur.

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