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| Producer: | Barrie Whatley |
| Contributors: | Robert Cordell; Stephen Hurry; Naomi McIntosh; Michael Pentz; Ben Turok |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Teaching science |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/71263 |
| Production number: | 6HT712633 |
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