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Letter: A bit of understanding

Published 9 November 2002

From Alain Williams

It seems that Grigori Volovik has found what readers of the Hitchhiker’s Guide have known for years – that you can learn about the Universe from small bits of it (12 October, p 28). It is just that Volovik uses helium rather than fairy cake.

Watford, Hertfordshire, UK

Issue no. 2368 published 9 November 2002

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