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The Concept of Fact in German Physics around 1900: A Comparison between Mach and Einstein 1900年前后德国物理学中的事实概念:马赫与爱因斯坦之比较
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2020-05-22 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-020-00256-y
Elske de Waal, Sjang L. ten Hagen
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引用次数: 7
Recentering the History of Physics 重新进入物理学史
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2020-04-30 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-020-00253-1
Robert P. Crease, Joseph D. Martin, Richard Staley
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引用次数: 1
In Europe 在欧洲
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2020-03-03 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-020-00252-2
Jeroen van Dongen
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引用次数: 0
“It’s better to forget physics”: The Idea of the Tactical Nuclear Weapon in the Early Cold War “最好忘记物理”:冷战早期战术核武器的想法
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2020-03-03 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-020-00251-3
Christian P. Ruhl
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引用次数: 0
Correction to: Einstein’s Gyros 修正:爱因斯坦的陀螺仪
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2020-02-11 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-020-00250-4
József Illy
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引用次数: 0
Einstein’s Gyros Einstein’s Gyros
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2019-12-05 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-019-00248-7
József Illy
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引用次数: 2
Physics and (Natural) Philosophy 物理与(自然)哲学
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2019-12-04 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-019-00249-6
Robert P. Crease, Joseph D. Martin, Richard Staley
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引用次数: 0
Varying Constants of Nature: Fragments of a History 自然的变化常数:历史的片段
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2019-11-29 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-019-00247-8
Helge Kragh
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引用次数: 2
Biography and the History of Physics 物理学的传记和历史
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2019-09-16 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-019-00245-w
Robert P. Crease, Joseph D. Martin, Richard Staley
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引用次数: 0
Correction to: From Liverpool to Beijing and Chongqing: William Band’s Adventure in Wartime China 更正:从利物浦到北京和重庆:威廉班德在战时中国的冒险
IF 0.4 3区 哲学
Physics in Perspective Pub Date : 2019-09-06 DOI: 10.1007/s00016-019-00244-x
Danian Hu
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引用次数: 0
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