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Catapult Description of Magnetic Fields and Forces

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Catapult Description of Magnetic Fields and Forces. / McCall, Martin W.; Kinsler, Paul; Tymms, Vijay.
In: Physics Teacher, Vol. 58, 02.09.2020, p. 416-417.

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McCall, MW, Kinsler, P & Tymms, V 2020, 'Catapult Description of Magnetic Fields and Forces', Physics Teacher, vol. 58, pp. 416-417. https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001840

APA

McCall, M. W., Kinsler, P., & Tymms, V. (2020). Catapult Description of Magnetic Fields and Forces. Physics Teacher, 58, 416-417. https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001840

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McCall MW, Kinsler P, Tymms V. Catapult Description of Magnetic Fields and Forces. Physics Teacher. 2020 Sept 2;58:416-417. doi: 10.1119/10.0001840

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McCall, Martin W. ; Kinsler, Paul ; Tymms, Vijay. / Catapult Description of Magnetic Fields and Forces. In: Physics Teacher. 2020 ; Vol. 58. pp. 416-417.

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