Mechanics of the sandglass

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 97-109

  Mills, A A ^a   Day, S ^a   Parkes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005243311     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/17/3/001     Document Type: Article

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