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A Very Brief History of Malaysian Physics
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About the 14th of February [1929] two expeditions are proceeding to Malaya to observe the eclipse… the plans of the two parties have been worked out in c...
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Turning isolating distance into social space
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Like people in most developing countries, Malaysians suffer automobiles not only as a necessary tool for modern living, but as a purported key driver of the e...
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