Braithwaite Richard Bevan. Scientific explanation. A study of the function of theory, probability and law in science. The Cambridge University Press, London and New York 1953, XII + 376 pp. Reprinted with minor revisions, The Cambridge University Press, London and New York 1955, XII + 376 pp [Book Review]

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