Mesosomes: A study in the nature of experimental reasoning

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 289-309

  Hudson, Robert G ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

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EID: 0042639040     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392689     Document Type: Article

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