Scientific explanation
Cambridge University Press eBooksPublished 27 November 2003
George Gale
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Abstract
The great French philosopher-historian of science Emile Meyerson (1859–1933) began his 1929 Encyclopedia Britannica article 'Explanation' with the following words:
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