History of science and conceptual change: The formation of shadows by extended light sources

Science and Education

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1135-1151

  Dedes, Christos ^a   Ravanis, Konstantinos ^b  

^a Hellenic Secondary Education   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

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EID: 71449106582     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-008-9160-8     Document Type: Article

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