Idealisation and Galileo's pendulum discoveries: Historical, philosophical and pedagogical considerations

The Pendulum: Scientific, Historical, Philosophical and Educational Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 209-235

  Matthews, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3526-8_15     Document Type: Chapter

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