Abstract considerations: Disciplines and the incoherence of Newton's natural philosophy

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 427-454

  Iliffe, Rob ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Connectionism; Discipline; Genre; Incoherence; Setting; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 13944264783     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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