Particles and Waves: Historical Essays in the Philosophy of Science

by Peter Achinstein

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This volume brings together eleven essays by the distinguished philosopher of science, Peter Achinstein. The unifying theme is the nature of the philosophical problems surrounding the postulation of unobservable entities such as light waves, molecules, and electrons. How, if at all, is it possible to confirm scientific hypotheses about "unobservables"? Achinstein examines this question as it arose in actual scientific practice in three nineteenth-century...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:019506755X

ISBN13:9780195067552

Release Date:April 1991

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Ethics & Morality Faith History & Philosophy Language Arts Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Philosophy Religion Religion & Spirituality Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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