Storytelling, statistics and hereditary thought: The narrative support of early statistics

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-58

  López Beltrán, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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ARTICLE; FRANCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ENGLAND; FRANCE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NARRATION; STATISTICS;

EID: 84855495257     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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