Scientific lectures: A history of performance

Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-224

  Knight, David ^a,b,c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEBLE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c St Oswald's Church   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042920691     PISSN: 03080188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/030801802225003277     Document Type: Article

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