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George van Hal

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George van Hal (1980) is sterrenkundige, sciencefictionfan en wetenschapsredacteur
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Average rating: 3.59 · 268 ratings · 33 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Robots, aliens en popcorn: Wetenschap op het witte doek 3.81 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het kosmisch rariteitenkabinet by George van Hal (Goodreads Author), Ans Hekkenberg 3.75 avg rating — 48 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De quantumcomputer: Een digitale revolutie op het punt van uitbreken (Pocket Science, #1) 3.27 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tossen met de kosmos: Over entropie en de statistiek van het heelal (Pocket Science, #8) 3.67 avg rating — 36 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elastisch universum: Abc van de baanbrekende ideeën van Erik Verlinde 3.34 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Van lightsaber tot tijdmachine 3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fractie van een pixel 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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