Convention: Poincaré and some of his critics

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 471-513

  Ben Menahem, Yemima ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0001103451     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/52.3.471     Document Type: Article

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