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Kipnis, N. (1998). A History of Science Approach to the Nature of Science: Learning Science by Rediscovering it. In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Nature of Science in Science Education. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47215-5_10
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