Radicals and types : a critical comparison of the methodologies of Popper and Lakatos and their use in the reconstruction of some 19th century chemistry / Hannah Gay.
Abstract:
Radical theory and the theory of types played important roles in the development of organic chemistry from approximately 1830 to 1860. This essay examines the accounts of the aims and methods of science proposed by Popper and by Lakatos to see how well they account for the development of these two theories
Studies in history and philosophy of science Vol. 7 (1976), p. 1-51