Conventionalism and modern physics: A re-assessment

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Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-200

  DiSalle, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0041824485     PISSN: 00294624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0068.00367     Document Type: Article

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