Disciplinary discernment: Reading the sky in astronomy education
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Cross-disciplinary research in astronomy
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review Physics Education Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2469-9896
DOI: 10.1103/physrevphyseducres.15.010133