Foreword by Coryn Bailer-Jones and Peter Machamer .......... vii
Preface ..................................................... ix
1. Scientific Models ............................................ 1
2. Mechanical Models ........................................... 21
3. Analogy ..................................................... 46
4. Theories .................................................... 81
5. Paradigms and Metaphors .................................... 106
6. The Semantic View and the Study of Scientific Practice ..... 126
7. Phenomena, Data, and Data Models ........................... 159
8. Representation ............................................. 177
9. Conclusion ................................................. 205
Bibliography of Contemporary Works on Scientific Models .... 211
Index ...................................................... 229
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