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Joseph Thomson: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Apr 11, 2024
Anniversary information added. Feb 10, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jul 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Magnet Academy - Biography of Joseph John Thomson. Feb 28, 2019
Add new Web site: Atomic Archive - Sir J.J. Thomson. Jan 13, 2017
Media added. Oct 28, 2016
Add new Web site: The Nobel Foundation - Biography of J.J. Thomson. May 12, 2014
Species name for Thomson's gazelle changed from Gazella thomsoni to Eudorcas thomsonii. Dec 12, 2013
Add new Web site: Undiscovered Scotland - Biography of Joseph Thomson. Sep 18, 2012
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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