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Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe
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- Rees, M., & Kolb, E. W.
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- University of Chicago (US)
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- Physics Today
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- AIP Publishing
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- 2000-12-01
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- 53
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- 12
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- 67-67
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- 1945-0699
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