Philosophy and the Kinetic Theory of Gases

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-62

  De Regt, Henk W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0002774831     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/47.1.31     Document Type: Article

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