Aspects of theory-ladenness in data-intensive science

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 905-916

  Pietsch, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84951975577     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/683328     Document Type: Article

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