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A Logarithmic Time Scale for the Evolution Process

Nature volume 181, pages 1652–1653 (1958)Cite this article

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PHILLIPS, G. A Logarithmic Time Scale for the Evolution Process. Nature 181, 1652–1653 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811652a0

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