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MELMORE, SIDNEY (1947) Densest Packing of Equal Spheres. Nature, 159 (4050). 817 doi:10.1038/159817a0

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TitleDensest Packing of Equal Spheres
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AuthorsMELMORE, SIDNEYAuthor
Year1947 (June)Volume159
Issue4050
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
DOIdoi:10.1038/159817a0
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In(1947, June) Nature Vol. 159 (4050) Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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