Tobler's first law of geography: A big idea for a small world?

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-277

  Sui, Daniel Z ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 28344436189     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.2004.09402003.x     Document Type: Review

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