• ISBN13: 9783540305064
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Springer
• Publisher Imprint: Springer
• Publication Date: December 9, 2005
• Pages: 808
• Original Price: EUR 99.99
• Language: English
• Edition: 2005
• Item Weight: 1238 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Computer Science, Information Technology, and Artificial Intelligence / Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition

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