The neglect of experiment /
By: Franklin, Allan
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Publisher: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986Description: xii, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 052132016X; 9780521320160 :.Subject(s): Science -- Experiments -- Philosophy | Science -- Philosophy | Physics -- Philosophy | Filosofia Da Ciencia. $2 larpcal | Philosophy of science TheoriesDDC classification: 530.0724 Summary: What role have experiments played, and should they play, in physics? How does one come to believe rationally in experimental results? The Neglect of Experiment attempts to provide answers to both of these questions. Professor Franklin's approach combines the detailed study of four episodes in the hi.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [245]-280.
What role have experiments played, and should they play, in physics? How does one come to believe rationally in experimental results? The Neglect of Experiment attempts to provide answers to both of these questions. Professor Franklin's approach combines the detailed study of four episodes in the hi.