Making 20th Century Science: How Theories Became Knowledge
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Historically, the scientific method has been said to require proposing a theory, making a prediction of something not already known, testing the prediction, and giving up the theory (or substantially changing it) if it fails the test. A theory that leads to several successful predictions is more likely to be accepted than one that only explains what is already known but not understood. This process is widely treated as the conventional method of achieving...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0199978158
ISBN13:9780199978151
Release Date:April 2015
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:552 Pages
Weight:2.02 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.9" x 9.3"
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