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  1. Department of History, Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancs., UK

    John Hedley Brooke

  2. Computing and Information Technology, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia

    Terry Dartnall

  3. Department of Women's Studies, University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia

    Celia Roberts

  4. 13120 Two Farm Drive, 20904, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

    Sally Newcomb

  5. Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, The University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia

    Rafe Champion

  6. Department of Philosophy, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand

    Andrew Milne

  7. School of History, Philosophy and Politics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

    Martin Kelly

  8. Science and Technology Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

    Wendy Varney

  9. Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Orin Thomas

  10. Lyman Briggs School, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

    Craig R. Stillwell

  11. Department of History of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Leonard G. Wilson

  12. School of Philosophy, Sydney University, 2006, NSW, Australia

    Peter Anstey

  13. Department of Philosophy, Smith College, 01063, Northampton, MA, USA

    Jay L. Garfield

  14. Department of Philosophy, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

    Mark Colyvan

  15. Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia

    Mark Cortiula

  16. School of Science and Technology Studies, University of New South Wales, 2052, Kensington, NSW, Australia

    John Merson

  17. School of Science and technology Studies, University of New South Wales, 2052, Kensington, NSW, Australia

    Nicolas Rasmussen

  18. Department of Science and Technology Studies, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

    Nickolas Vakas

  19. School of Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Qld., Australia

    John Forge

  20. 100 Memorial Drive, 02142, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Sunny Y. Auyang

  21. School of History, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia

    Clair Scrine

  22. Department of Politics and Modern History, London Guildhall University, London, England

    Katharina Rowold

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Brooke, J.H., Dartnall, T., Roberts, C. et al. Reviews. Metascience 8, 444–514 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02910945

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