John Venn's evolutionary logic of chance

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 559-585

  Kiliç, Berna Eden ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 0033427088     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-3681(99)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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