Bibliograph

Science and common sense

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Science and common sense

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-357)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Science and common sense

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2551377

Table Of Contents

Science and the American citizen -- What is science? -- Concerning the alleged scientific method -- The development of the concept of atmospheric pressure -- Some recurring patterns in experimental inquiry -- Geometrical reasoning and quantitative experimentation -- The origin of a conceptual scheme: the chemical revolution -- The study of living organisms: natural history and experimental biology -- Experiment and observation in biology: illustrations from the controversy concerning spontaneous generation -- The study of the past -- The impact of science on industry and medicine

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