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The promotion of mining and the advancement of science: the chemical revolution of mineralogy

Theodore M. Porter Program in History and Philosophy of Science, Princeton University, 220 Palmer Hall, Princeton, N.J., 08544, U.S.A.
Pages 543-570 | Received 14 Feb 1981, Published online: 22 Aug 2006

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