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Analytical chemistry and the ‘big’ scientific instrumentation revolution

Davis Baird Department of Philosophy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., 29208, U.S.A.
Pages 267-290 | Received 25 Mar 1992, Published online: 23 Aug 2006

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