Computing possible worlds in the history of modern astronomy
As part of an ongoing study of causal models in the history of science, a counterfactual scenario in the history of modern astronomy is explored with the aid of computer simulations. After the definition of “linking advance”, a possible world involving technological antecedence is described, branchi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/45068 |