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‘Lavoisier and Mendeleev on the elements’ (2005)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (2005). ‘Lavoisier and Mendeleev on the elements’. Foundations of Chemistry, 7(1), 31-48. https://doi.org/10.1023/b%3Afoch.0000042886.65679.4e

Lavoisier defined an element as a chemical substance that cannot be decomposed using current analytical methods. Mendeleev saw an element as a substance composed of atoms of the same atomic weight. These `definitions' do quite different things: Lavoi... Read More about ‘Lavoisier and Mendeleev on the elements’.

‘The physicists, the chemists and the pragmatics of explanation’ (2004)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (2004). ‘The physicists, the chemists and the pragmatics of explanation’. Philosophy of Science, 71(5), 1048-1059. https://doi.org/10.1086/428009

In this paper I investigate two views of theoretical explanation in quantum chemistry, advocated by John Clarke Slater and Charles Coulson. Slater argued for quantum-mechanical rigor, and the primacy of fundamental principles in models of chemical bo... Read More about ‘The physicists, the chemists and the pragmatics of explanation’.

Chemistry and the completeness of physics (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hendry, R. F. (2003). Chemistry and the completeness of physics. In A. Rojszczak, J. Cachro, & G. Kurczewski (Eds.), Philosophical Dimensions of Logic and Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2612-2_13

Autonomy, Explanation, and Theoretical Values: Physicists and Chemists on Molecular Quantum Mechanics (2003)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (2003). Autonomy, Explanation, and Theoretical Values: Physicists and Chemists on Molecular Quantum Mechanics. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 988, 44-58. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb06084.x

Filosofia della chimica (2003)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2003). Filosofia della chimica. In N. Vassallo (Ed.), Filosofie delle Scienze. Einaudi

Mathematics, Representation and Molecular Structure (2001)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2001). Mathematics, Representation and Molecular Structure. In U. Klein (Ed.), Tools and Modes of Representation in the Laboratory Sciences. Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9737-1

Theories and models: the interactive view (1999)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (1999). Theories and models: the interactive view. In Visual representations and interpretations (121-130). Springer Verlag

Molecular models and the question of physicalism (1999)
Journal Article
Hendry, R. (1999). Molecular models and the question of physicalism

Models and approximations in quantum chemistry. (1998)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (1998). Models and approximations in quantum chemistry. In Idealization in contemporary physics: Poznan studies in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities (123-142). Rodopi

Realism and progress: why scientists should be realists. (1995)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (1995). Realism and progress: why scientists should be realists. In Philosophy and technology: Royal Institute of Philosophy supplement (53-72). Cambridge University Press