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6. Idealisations and Elisions
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface VII
- Note on Editions and Abbreviations XI
- 1. The Displacements of Mythology 1
- 2. Tradition and Innovation, Text and Context 50
- 3. Dogmatism and Uncertainty 109
- 4. Metaphor and the Language of Science 172
- 5. Measurement and Mystification 215
- 6. Idealisations and Elisions 285
- Bibliography 337
- General Index 421
- Index Locorum 431
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface VII
- Note on Editions and Abbreviations XI
- 1. The Displacements of Mythology 1
- 2. Tradition and Innovation, Text and Context 50
- 3. Dogmatism and Uncertainty 109
- 4. Metaphor and the Language of Science 172
- 5. Measurement and Mystification 215
- 6. Idealisations and Elisions 285
- Bibliography 337
- General Index 421
- Index Locorum 431