Circularity, indispensability, and mathematical explanation in science

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 88 (C):156-163 (2021)
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Mathematical Explanation in Science.Alan Baker - 2009 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 60 (3):611-633.

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