University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts

Physics Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-15

  Trumper, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 85070123783     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301     Document Type: Article

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