Sterrett, Susan (2009) Historical Context and Philosophy of Science: Reply to Peter Simons' 'Coincidence and Kite-Flying'. [Preprint]

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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.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Sterrett, Susan
Keywords:	Wittgenstein, physical similarity, physically similar systems, Tractatus, model, scale model, dimensional analysis, dimensionless parameter
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Depositing User:	Dr Susan G. Sterrett
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2009
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:17
Item ID:	4488
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Date:	February 2009
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4488

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