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All About the Telescope (1980)

Klushantsev, Pavel. Illustrated by Voishvillo, E., B. Kalaushin, and B. Starodubtsev. All About the Telescope. Translated by Jan Butler. Moscow: Progress Publishers. (70 p.) 1980 This book was a translation of the 1972 Russian book: Klushantsev, Pavel. Illustrated by Voishvillo, E. О ЦЁМ РАССКАЗАЛ ТЕЛЕСКОП (What the Telescope Told.)  Leningrad: L. Detgiz. (66 p.) 1972.  Exploring Mercury Exploring Venus Exploring Mars Exploring Jupiter Exploring Saturn Exploring ???

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Computer History Museum × Meta’s Project Aria: Building an AI-Guided Tour for Everyone

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