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Some Measurements of Background Gamma Radiation in Leeds During 1955–59

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SPIERS, F. Some Measurements of Background Gamma Radiation in Leeds During 1955–59. Nature 184, 1680–1682 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841680a0

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