Isaac Newton's scientific method [electronic resource] : turning data into evidence about gravity and cosmology / William L. Harper.

By:

Harper, William L. (William Leonard), 1943-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource : illISBN:

9780191728679 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

531.14 23

LOC classification:

QC178

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: Harper presents an account of Isaac Newton's work on gravity and the cosmos. He argues that Newton's inferences from phenomena realize an ideal of empirical success that is richer than prediction, and explores the ways in which Newton's method aims to turn theoretical questions into ones which can be answered empirically.

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Harper presents an account of Isaac Newton's work on gravity and the cosmos. He argues that Newton's inferences from phenomena realize an ideal of empirical success that is richer than prediction, and explores the ways in which Newton's method aims to turn theoretical questions into ones which can be answered empirically.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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