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Authors: de Solla Price, D. J., & Page, T.
Affiliations: Wesleyan University (US)
Venue: American Journal of Physics
Publisher: American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Published: 1961-12-01
Volume: 29
Issue: 12
Pages: 863-864
ISSN: 0002-9505 (ISSN-L)
1943-2909
DOI: 10.1119/1.1937650
OpenAlex: W1964137952
Cited by: 444
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 12
FWCI: 43.53
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: American Journal of Physics (publishedVersion)
International Linear Collider (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › History of Science and Medicine
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Historical Philosophy and Science
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
Keywords: history of science, ancient science

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