Changing Order: Replication and Induction in Scientific Practice

by Harry M. Collins and Harry Collins

Book Overview

This fascinating study in the sociology of science explores the way scientists conduct, and draw conclusions from, their experiments. The book is organized around three case studies: replication of the TEA-laser, detecting gravitational rotation, and some experiments in the paranormal.

"In his superb book, Collins shows why the quest for certainty is disappointed. He shows that standards of replication are, of course, social, and that there...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226113760
• ISBN13: 9780226113760
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"