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Chapter 3 - Kuhn and the History of Chemistry

from Part I - The Groundwork for Structure: Harvard 1947 to 1955

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2022

K. Brad Wray
Affiliation:
Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
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This chapter examines the influence of the history of chemistry on Kuhn's thinking as he wrote SSR. Many of the examples he draws on in the book come from the history of chemistry.

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Kuhn's Intellectual Path
Charting <I>The Structure of Scientific Revolutions</I>
, pp. 50 - 64
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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