Frelled: A realtime volumetric data viewer for astronomers

@article{Taylor2015FrelledAR,
  title={Frelled: A realtime volumetric data viewer for astronomers},
  author={Rhys Taylor},
  journal={Astron. Comput.},
  year={2015},
  volume={13},
  pages={67-79}
}
  • Rhys Taylor
  • Published 13 October 2015
  • Computer Science
  • Astron. Comput.
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