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    Olimpia Lombardi

  2. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Olimpia Lombardi

  3. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, C1034ACP, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Olimpia Lombardi & Martín Labarca

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Lombardi, O., Labarca, M. The ontological autonomy of the chemical world: a response to Needham. Found Chem 8, 81–92 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10698-005-9004-4

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