What was Hodgkin and Huxley's achievement?

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 469-492

  Levy, Arnon ^a  

^a The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute   (Israel)

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EID: 84906046948     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axs043     Document Type: Article

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