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General geochemistry

On a method of making the wavelength of sodium light the actual and practical standard of length

A. A. Michelson and E. W. Morley
American Journal of Science December 1887, s3-34 (204) 427-430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-34.204.427
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A. A. Michelson, E. W. Morley
American Journal of Science Dec 1887, s3-34 (204) 427-430; DOI: 10.2475/ajs.s3-34.204.427

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On a method of making the wavelength of sodium light the actual and practical standard of length
A. A. Michelson, E. W. Morley
American Journal of Science Dec 1887, s3-34 (204) 427-430; DOI: 10.2475/ajs.s3-34.204.427
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