The Uses of Experiment
Subtitle: Studies in the Natural Sciences
Contributors: David Gooding (Editor); Trevor Pinch (Editor); Simon Schaffer (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 30, 1989
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9780521337687
Subjects: History of science; Methodology; Experiments; Science; Science/Mathematics; Philosophy; Experiments & Projects; History; Research & Methodology; Science / Experiments & Projects; Science--Experiments--Philosophy; Science--Experiments--Philosophy Science--Exp; Science-History; Science-Research & Methodology; Technology / General; Case studies
First sentence: Scientific instruments became indispensable in collecting and dissecting natural phenomena in the seventeenth century, leading to the development of techniques that are at the roots of modern science.