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Book Title: Science In The Age Of Computer Simulation
Number of Pages: 168 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Science in the Age of Computer Simulation
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Epistemology, Experiments & Projects, Computer Simulation, General, Research & Methodology
Item Weight: 9.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Eric Winsberg
Subject Area: Philosophy, Computers, Science
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
