Geological Museums and their Collections: Rich Sources for Historians of Geology

Annals of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 417-431

  Wyse Jackson, Patrick N ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 0346334673     PISSN: 00033790     EISSN: 1464505X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000337999296364     Document Type: Article

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