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Where is experimental research on earth strain?

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Progress in experimental earth-strain research depends crucially on the measurement capability of its instruments, which are here subjected to critical review.

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Sydenham, P. Where is experimental research on earth strain?. Nature 252, 278–280 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252278a0

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