Categorization, anomalies and the discovery of nuclear fission

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 463-492

  Andersen, Hanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 0030525019     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-2198(96)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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