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Objective description in physics. / Halvorson, Hans.
Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology: Bridging Across Academic Cultures: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Congress in Prague. ed. / Tomáš Marvan; Hanne Andersen; Hasok Chang; Benedikt Löwe; Ivo Pezlar. College Publications, 2022. p. 111-132.
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Harvard
Halvorson, H 2022,
Objective description in physics. in T Marvan, H Andersen, H Chang, B Löwe & I Pezlar (eds),
Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology: Bridging Across Academic Cultures: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Congress in Prague. College Publications, pp. 111-132. <
http://www.collegepublications.co.uk/downloads/lmps00017.pdf>
APA
Halvorson, H. (2022).
Objective description in physics. In T. Marvan, H. Andersen, H. Chang, B. Löwe, & I. Pezlar (Eds.),
Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology: Bridging Across Academic Cultures: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Congress in Prague (pp. 111-132). College Publications.
http://www.collegepublications.co.uk/downloads/lmps00017.pdf
Vancouver
Halvorson H. Objective description in physics. In Marvan T, Andersen H, Chang H, Löwe B, Pezlar I, editors, Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology: Bridging Across Academic Cultures: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Congress in Prague. College Publications. 2022. p. 111-132
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Halvorson, Hans. / Objective description in physics. Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology: Bridging Across Academic Cultures: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Congress in Prague. editor / Tomáš Marvan ; Hanne Andersen ; Hasok Chang ; Benedikt Löwe ; Ivo Pezlar. College Publications, 2022. pp. 111-132
Bibtex
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