Some atomic nuclei are not shaped like rugby balls, as a longstanding theory suggests, but are instead somewhat flattened, like almonds, according to a new study by Japanese scientists.

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Kragh, H. (2012) Niels Bohr and the Quantum Atom The Bohr Model of Atomic Structure 1913-1925. Oxford University Press.