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What to make of Mendeleev’s predictions?

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What to make of Mendeleev’s predictions? / Wray, K. Brad.

I: Foundations of Chemistry: Philosophical, Historical, Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies of Chemistry, Bind 21, Nr. 2, 07.2019, s. 139-143.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Wray, KB 2019, 'What to make of Mendeleev’s predictions?', Foundations of Chemistry: Philosophical, Historical, Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies of Chemistry, bind 21, nr. 2, s. 139-143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10698-018-9313-z

APA

Wray, K. B. (2019). What to make of Mendeleev’s predictions? Foundations of Chemistry: Philosophical, Historical, Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies of Chemistry, 21(2), 139-143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10698-018-9313-z

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Wray KB. 2019. What to make of Mendeleev’s predictions?. Foundations of Chemistry: Philosophical, Historical, Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies of Chemistry. 21(2):139-143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10698-018-9313-z

MLA

Wray, K. Brad. "What to make of Mendeleev’s predictions?". Foundations of Chemistry: Philosophical, Historical, Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies of Chemistry. 2019, 21(2). 139-143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10698-018-9313-z

Vancouver

Wray KB. What to make of Mendeleev’s predictions? Foundations of Chemistry: Philosophical, Historical, Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies of Chemistry. 2019 jul.;21(2):139-143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10698-018-9313-z

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Wray, K. Brad. / What to make of Mendeleev’s predictions?. I: Foundations of Chemistry: Philosophical, Historical, Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies of Chemistry. 2019 ; Bind 21, Nr. 2. s. 139-143.

Bibtex

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abstract = "I critically examine Stewart{\textquoteright}s (Found Chem, 2018) suggestion that we should weigh the various predictions Mendeleev made differently. I argue that in his effort to justify discounting the weight of some of Mendeleev{\textquoteright}s failures, Stewart invokes a principle that will, in turn, reduce the weight of some of the successful predictions Mendeleev made. So Stewart{\textquoteright}s strategy will not necessarily lead to a net gain in Mendeleev{\textquoteright}s favor.",
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