Accommodation, prediction, and confirmation

Perspectives on Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 308-323

  McIntyre, Lee ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44549087009     PISSN: 10636145     EISSN: 15309274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/10636140160176161     Document Type: Article

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