Introduction to the quartz tuning fork

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 415-422

  Friedt, J M ^a   Carry, E ^a  

^a UFR ST la Bouloie   (France)

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EID: 34547307135     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2711826     Document Type: Article

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