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      Evidence and Method: Scientific Strategies of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell

      Peter Achinstein (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University)

      What is meant by scientific evidence, and how can a definition of this concept be applied in the sciences to determine whether observed facts constitute evidence that a given theory…

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      Particles and Waves: Historical Essays in the Philosophy of Science

      Peter Achinstein (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University)

      This volume brings together eleven essays by the distinguished philosopher of science, Peter Achinstein. The unifying theme is the nature of the philosophical problems surrounding the postulation of unobservable entities…

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      The Book of Evidence

      Peter Achinstein (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University)

      Achinstein explores the question of how something comes to be considered as evidence for a theory, claims that most current theories are too weak to give scientists a good reason…

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      Speculation: Within and About Science

      Peter Achinstein (Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for History and Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University)

      Scientific speculation: scientific assumptions without evidence.

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