The assumptions of science. A reply to Mabit et al. (2013).

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 308-310

  Parsons, A J ^a   Foster, I D L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

137Cs; Scientific assumptions; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888129798     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.05.011     Document Type: Note

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