A new look at Galileo's search for mathematical proofs

Archive for History of Exact Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-317

  Palmieri, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 33645696049     PISSN: 00039519     EISSN: 14320657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00407-006-0109-5     Document Type: Review

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