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... facts . In the new theory , they all made sense and hung together , granted only a few plausible suppositions . Kepler told us : such - and - such is in fact the case . Newton showed us that , if we only supposed so - and - so , then on ...
... facts . In the new theory , they all made sense and hung together , granted only a few plausible suppositions . Kepler told us : such - and - such is in fact the case . Newton showed us that , if we only supposed so - and - so , then on ...
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... fact that , by suitable treatment , one could extract sulphur from them . Lavoisier's own pet ' acidifying principle ' - namely , oxygen -was not even present in all acids . Muriatic acid , it turned out , contained only hydrogen and ...
... fact that , by suitable treatment , one could extract sulphur from them . Lavoisier's own pet ' acidifying principle ' - namely , oxygen -was not even present in all acids . Muriatic acid , it turned out , contained only hydrogen and ...
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... facts , we need to ask : ' Could these things which we regard as " facts " have been certain , clear , or even intelligible to earlier investigators ? ' The continual interaction of theory with fact - the way in which theories are built on ...
... facts , we need to ask : ' Could these things which we regard as " facts " have been certain , clear , or even intelligible to earlier investigators ? ' The continual interaction of theory with fact - the way in which theories are built on ...
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
Forecasting and Understanding | 18 |
Ideals of Natural Order I | 38 |
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