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Philosophy Of Chemistry

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Schummer, J. (2006). The Philosophy of Chemistry. In: Baird, D., Scerri, E., McIntyre, L. (eds) Philosophy Of Chemistry. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 242. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3261-7_2

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