ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Ultramarine is the synthetic equivalent of the natural aluminosilicate lazurite. Brought from Afghanistan to Europe by Marco Polo in the 1270s, lazurite became, on account of its wonderfully intense colour which is unaffected by sunlight, the source of the royal blue pigment much favoured by ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/330056a0
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