Comments on Ernan McMullin's "the impact of Newton's Principia on the philosophy of science"

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 327-338

  Smith, George E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042330278     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392886     Document Type: Review

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