Time and noise : the stable surroundings of reaction experiments, 1860-1890

@article{Schmidgen2003TimeAN,
  title={Time and noise : the stable surroundings of reaction experiments, 1860-1890},
  author={Henning Schmidgen},
  journal={Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences},
  year={2003},
  volume={34},
  pages={237-275}
}
  • H. Schmidgen
  • Published 1 June 2003
  • Physics
  • Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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