ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Most solids expand when heated; this is a simple consequence of the enhanced amplitude of thermal vibration at higher temperature. Any instance of a material that contracts or remains invariant, instead of expanding, requires some special explanation. Always, the unavoidable lengthening of ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/386022b0