Galileo and the mountains of the moon: Analogical reasoning, models and metaphors in scientific discovery

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 451-483

  Spranzi, Marta ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

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EID: 63849327289     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568537042484904     Document Type: Article

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