What does Galileo's discovery of Jupiter's moons tell us about the process of scientific discovery?

Science and Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-24

  Lawson, Anton E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010323323     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013048828150     Document Type: Article

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