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1316:Williams, R J P; FraĂşsto da Silva, J J R (1996).
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1318:The Natural Selection of the Chemical Elements
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718:University of Oxford Gazette
626:Perry, Carole Celia (1985).
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1320:. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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363:research fellowship
357:Career and research
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1391:The London Gazette
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