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On Understanding: Maxwell on the Methods of Illustration and Scientific Metaphor (2001)

Cat, Jordi (Author)

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Volume: 32
Pages: 395--441

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Scientific illustration Methodology Physics Philosophy of science Metaphors; analogies 19th century Great Britain Maxwell, James Clerk

Description Situates Maxwell's conceptions and applications within Victorian science and philosophy.

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