On understanding: Maxwell on the methods of illustration and scientific metaphor
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Publication:720459
DOI10.1016/S1355-2198(01)00018-1zbMATH Open1222.78002MaRDI QIDQ720459FDOQ720459
Authors: Jordi Cat 
Publication date: 15 October 2011
Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
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