The nature of scientific revolutions from the vantage point of chaos theory :Toward a formal model of scientific change

Science and Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3-5, 2005, Pages 263-290

  Perla, Rocco J ^a   Carifio, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

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EID: 23844545811     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-004-7940-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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