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More copies of this ISBN:Changing Order: Replication and Induction in Scientific Practiceby H. M. Collins
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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 is consequently no outside standard, no Archimedean point beyond society from which we can lever the intellects of our fellows."Donald M. McCloskey, Journal of Economic Psychology "Collins is one of the genuine innovators of the sociology of scientific knowledge. . . . Changing Order is a rich and entertaining book."Isis "The book gives a vivid sense of the contingent nature of research and is generally a good read."Augustine Brannigan, Nature "This provocative book is a review of [Collins's] work, and an attempt to explain how scientists fit experimental results into pictures of the world. . . . A promising start for new explorations of our image of science, too often presented as infallibly authoritative."Jon Turney, New Scientist Book News Annotation:Previously printed in 1985, this work in the sociology of science
explores the way scientists conduct, and draw conclusions from, their
experiments. It is organized around three case studies: replication
of the TEA-laser, detecting gravitational radiation, and experiments
in the paranormal. Through detailed descriptions of these projects,
the author shows what it is like to try to reproduce results in a
laboratory.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:This work in the sociology of science explores the way scientists conduct, and draw conclusions from, their experiments. The book is organized around three case studied: replication of the TEA-laser, detecting gravitational radiation, and experiments in the paranormal. Through detailed descriptions of these projects, Collins shows what it is like to try to reproduce results in a laboratory.
Synopsis:Note to the 1992 EditionPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Mystery of Perception and Order2. The Idea of Replication3. Replicating the TEA-Laser: Maintaining Scientific Knowledge4. Detecting Gravitational Radiation: The Experimenter's Regress5. Some Experiments in the Paranormal: The Experimenter's Regress Revisited6. The Scientist in the Network: A Sociological Resolution of the Problem of Inductive InferencePostscript: Science as ExpertiseMethodological AppendixReferences CitedAfterwordName IndexSubject Index Synopsis: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 is consequently no outside standard, no Archimedean point beyond society from which we can lever the intellects of our fellows.--Donald M. McCloskey, Journal of Economic Psychology Collins is one of the genuine innovators of the sociology of scientific knowledge. . . . Changing Order is a rich and entertaining book.--Isis The book gives a vivid sense of the contingent nature of research and is generally a good read.--Augustine Brannigan, Nature This provocative book is a review of Collins's work, and an attempt to explain how scientists fit experimental results into pictures of the world. . . . A promising start for new explorations of our image of science, too often presented as infallibly authoritative.--Jon Turney, New Scientist Table of ContentsNote to the 1992 Edition
Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Mystery of Perception and Order 2. The Idea of Replication 3. Replicating the TEA-Laser: Maintaining Scientific Knowledge 4. Detecting Gravitational Radiation: The Experimenter's Regress 5. Some Experiments in the Paranormal: The Experimenter's Regress Revisited 6. The Scientist in the Network: A Sociological Resolution of the Problem of Inductive Inference Postscript: Science as Expertise Methodological Appendix References Cited Afterword Name Index Subject Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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