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Earth Tilts in the British Isles Connected With Far Distant Earthquakes

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TOMASCHEK, R. Earth Tilts in the British Isles Connected With Far Distant Earthquakes. Nature 176, 24–25 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176024a0

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