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The Science of Nature in the Seventeenth Century pp 81–97Cite as

Circular Argument

Descartes’ Vortices and Their Crafting as Explanations of Gravity

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    Peter Dear (Professor)

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    Peter R. Anstey

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    John A. Schuster

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Dear, P. (2005). Circular Argument. In: Anstey, P.R., Schuster, J.A. (eds) The Science of Nature in the Seventeenth Century. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3703-1_4

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