Use-novel predictions and Mendeleev's periodic table: response to Scerri and Worrall (2001)

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Schindler, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ad hoc hypotheses; Dmitri Mendeleev; Heuristic account; Noble gases; Periodic table; Use novel predictions

Indexed keywords

EID: 44549085724     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2008.03.008     Document Type: Note

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