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Epistemology of experimental physics / Nora Mills Boyd.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge elements Philosophy of PhysicsPublication details: New York : Cambridge university press, 2021.Description: 67 p. ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9781108794510
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 121.6 BOY
Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Epistemic challenges in experimental physics. Crucial experiments and underdetermination Calibration and regress 3. Epistemology of data omission. Millikan's orphaned drops The Sobral astrographic plates Lessons for epistemology of experiment 4. Is there an epistemology of experimental physics?
Summary: This Element presents key topics in the epistemology of experimental physics by examining both classic physics experiments and others that have not yet garnered significant philosophical focus.
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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction
2. Epistemic challenges in experimental physics. Crucial experiments and underdetermination
Calibration and regress
3. Epistemology of data omission. Millikan's orphaned drops
The Sobral astrographic plates
Lessons for epistemology of experiment
4. Is there an epistemology of experimental physics?

This Element presents key topics in the epistemology of experimental physics by examining both classic physics experiments and others that have not yet garnered significant philosophical focus.

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