Influence of the Earth's Core on the Origin and Evolution of Life

Article Published: 13 April 1963 Influence of the Earth's Core on the Origin and Evolution of Life ROBERT J. UFFEN1  Nature volume 198, pages 143–144 (1963)Cite this article

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