Why believe a computer? models, measures, and meaning in the natural world

The Earth around us: Maintaining a Livable Planet

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 70-82

  Oreskes, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85047550297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780429496653     Document Type: Chapter

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