A Philosopher Looks at ScienceIncludes chapters on scientific language, mathematics, probability, credibility and induction, scientific explanations, life, and science and values. |
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... measuring the distance from the firing place to the hit . Both of these measurements are subject to error . If we looked only at the measurements of length involved in finding 1 out how far away the shell landed , we 76 What Science ...
... measuring the distance from the firing place to the hit . Both of these measurements are subject to error . If we looked only at the measurements of length involved in finding 1 out how far away the shell landed , we 76 What Science ...
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... measured ; let us ignore for the moment the difficulties in the operational defini- tion . But how are we to measure ... measuring gives twice the acceleration to the mass that the unit force gives , then it is a force of magnitude 2 ...
... measured ; let us ignore for the moment the difficulties in the operational defini- tion . But how are we to measure ... measuring gives twice the acceleration to the mass that the unit force gives , then it is a force of magnitude 2 ...
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... measurements . Without measurements , we are told , no progress is possible in modern Science . We are also told that progress in Science is intimately connected with a refinement of our measuring instruments . In view of these far ...
... measurements . Without measurements , we are told , no progress is possible in modern Science . We are also told that progress in Science is intimately connected with a refinement of our measuring instruments . In view of these far ...
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