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Bynum, W.F., Browne, E.J., Porter, R. (1981). P. In: Bynum, W.F., Browne, E.J., Porter, R. (eds) Dictionary of the History of Science. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05549-4_16

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