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Unusual Ice Formation in Wiltshire

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ON January 28 and 29, ice was formed in west Wiltshire under conditions unprecedented in the experience of local inhabitants: a record of the effects may have more than local interest.

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GUNTHTER, E. Unusual Ice Formation in Wiltshire. Nature 145, 428 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145428a0

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