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Evidence and Method: Scientific Strategies of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell

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Evidence and Method: Scientific Strategies of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell - Achinstein, Peter
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What is meant by scientific evidence, and how can a definition of this concept be applied in the sciences to determine whether observed facts constitute evidence that a given theory is true? In this book, Peter Achinstein proposes and defends several objective concepts of evidence. He then explores the question of whether a scientific method, such as that represented in the four "Rules for the Study of Natural Philosophy" that Isaac Newton invoked in proving his law of gravity, can be employed in demonstrating how the ...

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Evidence and Method: Scientific Strategies of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell 2013, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780199921850

Hardcover