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Zipf’s Law: A Viable Geological Paradigm?

✍ Scribed by Daniel F. Merriam; Lawrence J. Drew; John H. Schuenemeyer

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
130 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
1573-8981

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