Science nomenclature in Africa: Physics in Nguni

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 321-331

  Dlodlo, Temba S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

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EID: 0039104601     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199903)36:3<321::AID-TEA6>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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