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A single image covers 67 years of Penguin science fiction book covers

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Check out this weird timeline of book covers, showing which colors dominated on their Penguin book covers over the years. It looks like War of the Worlds had a long yellow period, while Journey to the Center of the Earth was cream-colored for decades. Arthur Buxton created this graphic to honor Jules Verne’s 185th birthday on Feb. 8. Click to make much bigger. [via PopSci]

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