Faraday and piaget: Experimenting in relation with the world

Perspectives on Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-96

  Cavicchi, Elizabeth ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33746638517     PISSN: 10636145     EISSN: 15309274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/posc.2006.14.1.66     Document Type: Article

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