The failure of a scientific critique: David Heron, Karl Pearson and Mendelian eugenics.
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The Failure of a Scientific Critique: David Heron, Karl Pearson and Mendelian eugenics Author(s): Hamish G. Spencer and Diane B. Paul Source: The British Journal for the History of Science, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Dec., 1998), pp. 441-452 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of The British Society for the History of Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4027877 Accessed: 19/02/2010 16:10
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British journal for the history of science
دوره 31 111 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1998