Early Ideas About Glaciation in the English Lake District: The Problem of Making Sense of Glaciation in a Glaciated Region

Annals of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-203

  Oldroyd, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0346335865     PISSN: 00033790     EISSN: 1464505X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000337999296463     Document Type: Article

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