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Staley, Kent W.

 
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Sinossi

This book offers a historical and philosophical perspective on evidence for the elementary particle known as the top quark.

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Recensione

Review of the hardback: '... a significant contribution to the history and philosophy of both experiment and science.' Allen Franklin, University of Colorado at Boulder, author of The Neglect of Experiment

Review of the hardback: 'It should become a model of how philosophers do a case study in the history of science ... The philosophy, history and sociology are fully integrated. All in all, it's a wonderful book.' Craig Callender, University of California, San Diego

Descrizione del libro

This book offers both a historical and philosophical perspective on an important recent discovery in particle physics: evidence for the elementary particle known as the top quark. At the same time the book seeks to defend an objective theory of scientific evidence based on error probabilities.

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