Who Needs 3D When the Universe Is Flat?

Science Education

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 412-442

  Eriksson, Urban ^a,b   Linder, Cedric ^a,c   Airey, John ^a,d   Redfors, Andreas ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84898687736     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.21109     Document Type: Article

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