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Parker, W. (2009). Distinguishing Real Results from Instrumental Artifacts: The Case of the Missing Rain. In: Hon, G., Schickore, J., Steinle, F. (eds) Going Amiss In Experimental Research. Boston Studies In The Philosophy Of Science, vol 267. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8893-3_10
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