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The clock metaphor and probabilism: The impact of Descartes on English methodological thought, 1650–65

Laurens Laudan M.A.Ph.D. Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University College, London, W.C.1View further author information
Pages 73-104 | Published online: 02 Jun 2006

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