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Newton’s bucket, Einstein’s elevator, Schrodinger’s cat - these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they…

Brown chronicles engagements in the science wars-from the Sokal affair to angry confrontations over the nature of evidence, the possibility of objectivity, and the methods of science-to show how the…

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…

From Lucretius throwing a spear beyond the boundary of the universe to Einstein racing against a beam of light, thought experiments stand as a fascinating challenge to the necessity of…