Imagination, aesthetic feelings, and scientific reasoning

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Imagination, aesthetic feelings, and scientific reasoning. / Todd, Cain.
The Aesthetics of Science: Beauty, Imagination and Understanding. ed. / Milena Ivanova; Steven French. London: Routledge, 2020. p. 63-85.

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Todd, C 2020, Imagination, aesthetic feelings, and scientific reasoning. in M Ivanova & S French (eds), The Aesthetics of Science: Beauty, Imagination and Understanding. Routledge, London, pp. 63-85. <https://www.routledge.com/The-Aesthetics-of-Science-Beauty-Imagination-and-Understanding/Ivanova-French/p/book/9781032337180>

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Todd, C. (2020). Imagination, aesthetic feelings, and scientific reasoning. In M. Ivanova, & S. French (Eds.), The Aesthetics of Science: Beauty, Imagination and Understanding (pp. 63-85). Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/The-Aesthetics-of-Science-Beauty-Imagination-and-Understanding/Ivanova-French/p/book/9781032337180

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Todd C. Imagination, aesthetic feelings, and scientific reasoning. In Ivanova M, French S, editors, The Aesthetics of Science: Beauty, Imagination and Understanding. London: Routledge. 2020. p. 63-85

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Todd, Cain. / Imagination, aesthetic feelings, and scientific reasoning. The Aesthetics of Science: Beauty, Imagination and Understanding. editor / Milena Ivanova ; Steven French. London : Routledge, 2020. pp. 63-85

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