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Lawson’s (Lawson, A.: 2004, Science & Education, 13, 155–177) analysis of the meteorite hypothesis of dinosaur extinction exhibits flaws similar to his earlier (2002) analysis of Galileo’s discovery of Jupiter’s moons (Allchin, D.: 2003, Science & Education, 12, 315–329).
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Allchin, D. Lawson’s Shoehorn, Reprise. Sci Educ 15, 113–120 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-005-8922-9
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