Historical Context and Philosophy of Science: Reply to Peter Simons' 'Coincidence and Kite-Flying'
Sterrett, Susan (2009) Historical Context and Philosophy of Science: Reply to Peter Simons' 'Coincidence and Kite-Flying' .
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Abstract
This essay responds to a review of my book Wittgenstein Flies A Kite: A Story of Models of Wings and Models of the World by Peter Simons that appears in the March 2009 issue of the journal Metascience. The revised version contains additional clarifications.
| Keywords: | Wittgenstein, physical similarity, physically similar systems, Tractatus, model, scale model, dimensional analysis, dimensionless parameter |
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| Subjects: | Specific Sciences: Physics: Symmetries/Invariances |
| ID Code: | 4488 |
| Deposited By: | Sterrett, Susan G. |
| Deposited On: | 05 March 2009 |
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