Epistemology of experimental physics /
Nora Mills Boyd.
- New York : Cambridge university press, 2021.
- 67 p. ; 19 cm.
- Cambridge elements Philosophy of Physics .
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.
9781108794510
Knowledge, Theory of. Physics - Philosophy. Epistemology.