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Statistical mechanics and the philosophy of science: Some historical notes (1976)

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Authors & Contributors
Maxwell, James Clerk
Sklar, Lawrence
Achinstein, Peter
Battimelli, Giovanni
Blackmore, John T.
Brush, Stephen G.
Journals
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
American Journal of Physics
Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology
Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Philosophia Naturalis
Philosophy of Science
Publishers
Taylor & Francis
Cambridge University Press
Lehigh University Press
MIT Press
Nauka
North-Holland
Concepts
Explanation; hypotheses; theories
People
Maxwell, James Clerk
Boltzmann, Ludwig
Gibbs, Josiah Willard
Kramers, Hendrik Anthony
Krylov, Nikolai Sergeevich
Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
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