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Grassmann, Hermann Günther

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Kuehni, R. (2014). Grassmann, Hermann Günther. In: Luo, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_290-1

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