The global warming of climate science: Climategate and the construction of scientific facts

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 287-307

  Ryghaug, Marianne ^a   Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 80052730896     PISSN: 02698595     EISSN: 14699281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02698595.2010.522411     Document Type: Article

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