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Oct 06, 2005 mario livio is a professor in the department of physics and astronomy of johns hopkins university and an astronomer at the hubble space telescope science institute, where his research interests include theoretical astrophysics, neutron stars, and planetary nebulae. The most mysterious creature in the sea and cultured, a forthcoming book about cuisine and the microbiome. For 24 years 19912015 he was an astrophysicist at the space telescope science institute, which operates the hubble space telescope. The golden ratio and aesthetics by mario livio mario livio is a scientist and self.
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