On the possibility of science without numbers

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 182-197

  Mortensen, Chris ^a  

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EID: 61149284419     PISSN: 00048402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048409812348341     Document Type: Review

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