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A century of cosmic rays

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High-energy nuclei coming from far beyond the Solar System, and the exotic particles they produce, remain our best window onto the extreme Universe. Michael Friedlander reflects on what we have learned.

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  1. Michael Friedlander is emeritus professor in the Department of Physics, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, USA. His most recent book is A Thin Cosmic Rain (Harvard University Press, 2000).,

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