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An Omnivorous Curiosity, a Sense of Wonder, and a Taste for the Spectacular
Author(s) -
Thomas Sir John Meurig
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20020617)41:12<2059::aid-anie2059>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - curiosity , wonder , taste , omnivore , art , literature , aesthetics , art history , history , psychology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , neuroscience , ecology , predation
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