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Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Lifeby Theodore M. Porter

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Book ID
123717028
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
142 KB
Volume
87
Category
Article
ISSN
0021-1753

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