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Getting Science Wrong

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Getting Science Wrong

By Germany) Dicken Paul (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat

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About the book

When Galileo dropped cannon-balls from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, he did more than overturn centuries of scientific orthodoxy. At a stroke, he established a new conception of the scientific method based upon careful experimentation and rigorous observation - and also laid the groundwork for an ongoing conflict between the critical open-mindedness of science and the recalcitrant dogmatism of religion that would continue to the modern day.The problem is that Galileo never performed his ...Show more

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9781350007277

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2018

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Hardcover

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