What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
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Donovan Moore., Donovan Moore|AUTHOR., Donovan Moore|READER., & Elizabeth Wiley|READER. (2020). What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin . Tantor Media, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Donovan Moore et al.. 2020. What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Donovan Moore et al.. What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Tantor Media, Inc, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Donovan Moore, Donovan Moore|AUTHOR, Donovan Moore|READER, and Elizabeth Wiley|READER. What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Tantor Media, Inc., 2020.
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Full title | what stars are made of the life of cecilia payne gaposchkin |
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