Early alternative derivations of fechner's law

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-65

  Masin, Sergio Cesare ^a   Zudini, Verena ^b   Antonelli, Mauro ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

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ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

EID: 61349185206     PISSN: 00225061     EISSN: 15206696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbs.20349     Document Type: Article

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