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    Fossil Ice Crystals An Instance of the Practical Value of "Pure Science"
    Fossil Ice Crystals An Instance of the Practical Value of "Pure Science"
    Fossil Ice Crystals An Instance of the Practical Value of "Pure Science"
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    Fossil Ice Crystals An Instance of the Practical Value of "Pure Science"

    By Johan August Udden

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    Release dateNov 15, 2013
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      Fossil Ice Crystals An Instance of the Practical Value of "Pure Science" - Johan August Udden

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      Title: Fossil Ice Crystals

      An Instance of the Practical Value of Pure Science

      Author: Johan August Udden

      Release Date: September 18, 2010 [EBook #33760]

      Language: English

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      [p.b]University of Texas Bulletin

      No. 1821: April 10, 1918

      Fossil Ice Crystals

      An Instance of the Practical Value of Pure Science

      Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology

      Division of Economic Geology

      J. A. Udden, Director of the Bureau and Head of the Division

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