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The Northern Lights by Lucy Jago

The Northern Lights

The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis

by Lucy Jago
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  • Sep 1, 2001, 320 pages
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  • Oct 2002, 320 pages
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