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About method : experimenters, snake venom, and the history of writing scientifically /

Scientists' views on what makes an experiment successful have developed dramatically throughout history. Different criteria for proper experimentation were privileged at different times, entirely new criteria for securing experimental results emerged, and the true meaning of commitment to exper...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schickore, Jutta (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction. "A matter so obscure, so difficult, and likewise so new ..."
  • Argument, narrative, and methods discourse
  • Many, many experiments
  • Trying again
  • Newtonian poison: a mechanical account of viper venom
  • Experiment as the only guide
  • Thousands of experiments
  • Practical criticisms
  • Controlling experiment
  • Unobservables
  • Fragmentation and modularity: notes on crotoxin
  • Conclusion. About methods.