The ring of truth: an inquiry into how we know what we know

New York: Vintage Books. Edited by Phylis Morrison (1987)
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Explores the nature of scientific theory and how we search for answers, drawing from examples such as Thomas Jefferson's surveying techniques and mathematics, map-making, and geology

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1989

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Q175.M8695 1989

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