ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] WILLIAM Thomson, Lord Kelvin, is reputed to have remarked: "If you can make a mechanical model of it you understand it, and if you can't you don't". Kelvin was, of course, talking about the role of models in physics (and thinking about the success of his tidal wave predictor), but he could equally ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/312573a0
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