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Philosophy of Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1126-1138

  Brown, James Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 19944378820     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425940     Document Type: Conference Paper

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