Objective description in physics

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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. red. / Tomáš Marvan; Hanne Andersen; Hasok Chang; Benedikt Löwe; Ivo Pezlar. College Publications, 2022. s. 111-132.

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Halvorson, H 2022, Objective description in physics. i T Marvan, H Andersen, H Chang, B Löwe & I Pezlar (red), Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology: Bridging Across Academic Cultures: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Congress in Prague. College Publications, s. 111-132. <http://www.collegepublications.co.uk/downloads/lmps00017.pdf>

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Halvorson, H. (2022). Objective description in physics. I T. Marvan, H. Andersen, H. Chang, B. Löwe, & I. Pezlar (red.), Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology: Bridging Across Academic Cultures: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Congress in Prague (s. 111-132). College Publications. http://www.collegepublications.co.uk/downloads/lmps00017.pdf

Vancouver

Halvorson H. Objective description in physics. I Marvan T, Andersen H, Chang H, Löwe B, Pezlar I, red., Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology: Bridging Across Academic Cultures: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Congress in Prague. College Publications. 2022. s. 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. red. / Tomáš Marvan ; Hanne Andersen ; Hasok Chang ; Benedikt Löwe ; Ivo Pezlar. College Publications, 2022. s. 111-132

Bibtex

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