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Alfred Edwards Emerson: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
First paragraph modernization. Apr 22, 2024
Anniversary information added. Dec 27, 2023
Anniversary information added. Sep 29, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Chicago Library - Guide to the Alfred E. Emerson Papers 1917-1976. Nov 19, 2015
Add new Web site: National Academy of Sciences - Biography of Alfred Edwards Emerson. Mar 23, 2015
Geologic time data updated. Sep 15, 2009
New article added. Oct 19, 2007
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