Epistemic cognition in science

Handbook of Epistemic Cognition

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 113-127

  Elby, Andrew ^a   Macrander, Chris ^a   Hammer, David ^a  

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EID: 84967373116     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315795225     Document Type: Chapter

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