The "Galileo Galilei" (GG) project: Testing the equivalence principle in space and on earth

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1231-1235

  Nobili, A M ^a   Bramanti, D ^a   Polacco, E ^a   Catastini, G ^b   Anselmi, A ^b   Portigliotti, S ^b   Lenti, A ^c   Severi, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

^c Laben Milano e Firenze   (Italy)

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EID: 3843049585     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00992-8     Document Type: Article

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