Non-written Sources in the Study of the History of Geology: Pros and Cons, in the Light of the Views of Collingwood and Foucault

Annals of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 395-415

  Oldroyd, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0347595585     PISSN: 00033790     EISSN: 1464505X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000337999296355     Document Type: Article

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