Gauge Pressure

Dean Rickles; Chris Smeenk; Holger Lyre; Richard Healey

doi:10.1007/s11016-009-9241-6

Metascience

March 2009, Volume 18, Issue 1, pp 5–41

Gauge Pressure

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Dean RicklesEmail author
Chris Smeenk
Holger Lyre
Richard Healey

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First Online:: 20 February 2009

Received:: 15 January 2009
Accepted:: 15 January 2009

DOI: 10.1007/s11016-009-9241-6

Cite this article as:: Rickles, D., Smeenk, C., Lyre, H. et al. Metasci (2009) 18: 5. doi:10.1007/s11016-009-9241-6

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Dean Rickles
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Chris Smeenk
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Holger Lyre
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Richard Healey
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1.Unit for History and Philosophy of ScienceUniversity of SydneySydneyAustralia
2.Department of PhilosophyUniversity of Western OntarioLondonCanada
3.Philosophy DepartmentUniversity of BielefeldBielefeldGermany
4.Department of PhilosophyUniversity of ArizonaTucsonUSA

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