Isaac Newton's Scientific Method: Turning Data Into Evidence about Gravity and Cosmology

by William L. Harper

Book Overview

Isaac Newton's Scientific Method examines Newton's argument for universal gravity and his application of it to resolve the problem of deciding between geocentric and heliocentric world systems by measuring masses of the sun and planets. William L. Harper suggests that Newton's inferences from phenomena realize an ideal of empirical success that is richer than prediction. Any theory that can achieve this rich sort of empirical success must not only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198709420
• ISBN13: 9780198709428
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"