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Polar Wandering: Some Geological, Dynamical and Palaeomagnetic Aspects

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DAY, A., RUNCORN, S. Polar Wandering: Some Geological, Dynamical and Palaeomagnetic Aspects. Nature 176, 422–426 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176422a0

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