What was historical about natural history? Contingency and explanation in the science of living things.
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- 10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.12.012
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- 2016 Aug
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- Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.12.012,
title = {What was historical about natural history? Contingency and explanation in the science of living things.},
author = {Harrison P},
year = {2016},
journal = {Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences},
doi = {10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.12.012},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.12.012}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - What was historical about natural history? Contingency and explanation in the science of living things. AU - Harrison P PY - 2016 JO - Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences DO - 10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.12.012 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.12.012 ER -
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P, H. (2016). What was historical about natural history? Contingency and explanation in the science of living things.. Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.12.012
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