The First Digit Phenomenon

American Scientist

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 358-363

  Hill, T P ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001718673     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/1998.31.815     Document Type: Article

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