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The Study of Valuable Medals using X-Ray Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Dudley Creagh*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University College, The LIniversity of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, CAMPBELL ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA
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Abstract

The exact compositions of the Victoria Crosses held in custody by the Australian War Memorial were needed so that its conservation staff could formulate a proper strategy for their conservation. This analytical study not only provided the required information but it resolved important ambiguities in the historical record.

Type
XIV. XRS Applications
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1991

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