Towards an Analysis of Scientific Observation: The Externality and Evidential Significance of Observational Reports in Physics

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 3-36

  Pinch, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84972730307     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030631285015001001     Document Type: Article

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