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Dr David W. Hughes

Dr David Hughes was Professor of Astronomy at the University of Sheffield, where he worked since 1965. Hughes has published over 200 research papers on asteroids, comets, meteorites and meteoroids. He has also written on the history of astronomy, the origin of the solar system and the impact threat to planet Earth.

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Millennium Special: The First Christmas

Dr David W. Hughes

Fri, 03 Dec 1999

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