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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Real science: How Helium was discovered & named, & the element's Indian connection

Krishnan at Musings & Miscelleny offers an interesting tidbit.

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Krishnan said...

Thanks a lot Tinkoo.

July 21, 2009 10:52 AM

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