Re: Weiskopf on size of mountains?

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Of Atoms, Mountains, and Stars: A Study in Qualitative Physics

Victor F. Weisskopf

Science, New Series, Vol 187, Issue 4177 (Feb 21, 1975), 605-612

available thru JSTOR

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Oliver Ludwig" <oliver.ludwig@VILLANOVA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 1:33 PM
Subject: Weiskopf on size of mountains?


> I recall having read many years ago an article which I think was
> written by Victor Weiskopf in "Science" on why things are the
> size they are. The article would have appeared after 1960 but
> was at least 12 years ago.