Previous articleNext article No AccessRemoving KnowledgePeter Galison Peter Galison Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Critical Inquiry Volume 31, Number 1Autumn 2004 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/427309 Views: 703Total views on this site Citations: 110Citations are reported from Crossref © 2004 by The University of Chicago.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Paulo F. C. Fonseca, Barbara E. Ribeiro, Leonardo F. 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