THE PLACE AND POWER OF MYTH IN GEOSCIENCE: AN ASSOCIATE EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

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  2003

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  American Journal of Science

• Publication date

  2003-11-01

• Fields of study

  Geology

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  DOI 10.2475/AJS.303.9.856
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