Mathematics and aesthetic considerations in science

Mind

Volumn 111, Issue 441, 2002, Pages 69-74

  Colyvan, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 2442498351     PISSN: 00264423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mind/111.441.69     Document Type: Article

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