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Synthetic mechanics revisited

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Earlier results on climinating numerical objects from physical theories are extended to results on eliminating geometrical objects.

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  1. J. Burgess, “Synthetic Mechanics”, Journal of Philosophical Logic, vol. 13 (1984), pp. 379–395.

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  1. Department of Philosophy, Princeton University, 08544-1006, Princeton, NJ, USA

    John P. Burgess

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Burgess, J.P. Synthetic mechanics revisited. J Philos Logic 20, 121–130 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00284971

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