Answers in search of a question: 'Proofs' of the tri-dimensionality of space

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-136

  Callender, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimension; Gravity; Kant; Orbits; Space; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844324965     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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