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Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-330

  Goshorn, Kent ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b Bath University ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040036089     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-6625/5/4/001     Document Type: Article

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