X-ray fluorescence analysis of archaeological finds and art objects: Recognizing gold and gilding
✍ Scribed by Tomáš Trojek; Martin Hložek
- Book ID
- 116243221
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 524 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0969-8043
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