Atom's empirical eve: Methodological disputes and how to evaluate them

Perspectives on Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-390

  Achinstein, Peter ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953107434     PISSN: 10636145     EISSN: 15309274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/posc.2007.15.3.359     Document Type: Article

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