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Einstein, Meyerson and the role of mathematics in physical discovery
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 31 (1):1-43 (1980)
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Objective Knowledge.K. R. Popper - 1972 - Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 4 (2):388-398.
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