The Structure of Science: Problems in the Logic of Scientific Explanation

New York, NY, USA: Harcourt, Brace & World (1961)
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Introduction: Science and Common Sense Long before the beginnings of modern civilization, men ac- quired vast funds of information about their environment. ...

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1979, 1991

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Q175.N22

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9780915144716   0915144719   9780915144723   0915144727   0710005458   9780710018823   0710018827   9780710005458

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