Crater formation in the laboratory: An introductory experiment in error analysis

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-143

  Amato, Joseph C ^a   Williams, Roger E ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

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EID: 0032354159     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18832     Document Type: Article

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