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International Comparisons of Radioactivity Standards

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  1. National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

    A. V. ASTIN

  2. National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, England

    E. C. BULLARD

  3. Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited, Chalk River, Ontario

    W. B. LEWIS

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ASTIN, A., BULLARD, E. & LEWIS, W. International Comparisons of Radioactivity Standards. Nature 177, 12–13 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177012a0

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