Science in the Looking Glass

Auteur: Davies, E. Brian (Department of Mathematics, King's College, London)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
Discusses the basis for scientists' claims to knowledge about the world. This book looks at science historically, emphasizing the achievements of scientists from Galileo onwards, and also their mistakes. It also rejects the claim that all scientific knowledge is provisional, by citing examples from chemistry, biology and geology.
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Discusses the basis for scientists' claims to knowledge about the world. This book looks at science historically, emphasizing the achievements of scientists from Galileo onwards, and also their mistakes. It also rejects the claim that all scientific knowledge is provisional, by citing examples from chemistry, biology and geology.
ISBN / EAN 9780198525431
Auteur Davies, E. Brian (Department of Mathematics, King's College, London)
Editeur Oxford University Press