Boundaries, Contingencies and Rigor: Thoughts on Mathematics Prompted by a Case Study in Transonic Aerodynamics

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 469-507

  Vincenti, Walter G ^a   Bloor, David ^b  

^a Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial for Computational and Mathematical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundaries; Engineering; Mathematics; Social kinds; Transonic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344550491     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312703334001     Document Type: Article

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