Scientific understanding

Foundations of Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-188

  Kosso, Peter ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherence; Scientific method; Scientific understanding

Indexed keywords

SCIENTIFIC METHOD; SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS; SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING;

COHERENT LIGHT;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 34248372956     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-006-0002-3     Document Type: Article

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