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2. G. L. Squires , Introduction to the Theory of Thermal Neutron Scattering, Dover, NY, 1996
3. Neutron diffraction characterization of Japanese armour components
4. H. Russell Robinson was an expert in Roman armours and curator at the Royal Armouries of Britain. After his death, the Collection was spread and acquired by other private collectors
5. A. Williams , The metallurgy of some Japanese armour and its contrast with that of Europe, BUMA-V: Proc. of the Fifth International Conference on the Beginnings of the Use of Metals and Alloys, Gyeongju, 2002, pp. 85–92