On the origin and significance of Poincaré's conventionalism

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 8 (4):271-301 (1977)
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Geometrical and physical conventionalism of Henri Poincaré in epistemological formulation.Jerzy Giedymin - 1991 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 22 (1):1-22.
Geometrical and physical conventionalism of Henri poincar'e in epistemological formulation.Jerzy Giedymin - 1991 - Studies in the History and Philsophy of Science 22 (1):1-22.

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Duhem, Quine and a New Empiricism.Mary Hesse - 1969 - Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures 3:191-209.
Valeur objective.H. Poincaré - 1902 - Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale 10:263-293.
Un positivisme nouveau.E. Le Roy - 1901 - Philosophical Review 10:547.

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