The Scientific Use of Technological Instruments

Philosophy of Engineering and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue , 2015, Pages 55-79

  Boon, Mieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Measurement; New experimentalism; Phenomena; Scientific practice; Technological instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028870335     PISSN: 18797202     EISSN: 18797210     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9762-7_4     Document Type: Chapter

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