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Wonders of the universe and space travel hardcover clv, october 1, 1990. Citation examples apa format print and nonprint beginning page 5 all entries on a references page should be doublespaced. He studied extraterrestrial intelligence, advocated for nuclear disarmament and cowrote and hosted cosmos. Clarke and the 1968 film directed by stanley kubrick. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick.
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