Elements, Compounds, and Other Chemical Kinds
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Necessary Laws and Chemical Kinds
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophy of Science
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0031-8248,1539-767X
DOI: 10.1086/518745