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Deduction Versus Discourse: Newton and the Cosmic Phenomena

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Kerszberg, P. Deduction Versus Discourse: Newton and the Cosmic Phenomena. Found Sci 18, 529–544 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-011-9283-2

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