To Explore the Borderland: The Foundation of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington

Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 147-185

  Servos, John W ^a  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84968240714     PISSN: 00732672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/27757528     Document Type: Article

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