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What’s the Difference Between Modern and Contemporary Art?

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The Largest Islands in the World

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lux: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Academia - Calibration of Lux Meter using Comparison Method (PDF).	Gloria Lotha	Dec 26, 2024
	Add new Web site: Hyperphysics - Lux.	Swati Chopra	May 07, 2012
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Sep 12, 2008
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 29, 2004
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998