Article ID: CBB000830786

Atom's Empirical Eve: Methodological Disputes and How to Evaluate Them (2007)

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This paper examines the debate in the late 19th and early 20th centuries over the acceptability of atomic and molecular physics. It focuses on three prominent figures: Maxwell, who defended atomic physics, Ostwald, who initially rejected it but changed his mind as a result of experiments by Thomson and Perrin, and Duhem, who never accepted it. Each scientist defended the position he did in the light of strongly held methodological views concerning empirical evidence. The paper critically evaluates each of these methodological positions.

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Description On the late 19th- and early 20th-century debate over the acceptability of atomic and molecular physics. Focuses on Maxwell, Ostwald, and Duhem.


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Authors & Contributors
Bordoni, Stefano
Kenichi Natsume
Calemi, Francesco
Vauthelin, Pierre–Michel
Bhakthavatsalam, Sindhuja
Francesco Nappo
Concepts
Physics
Philosophy of science
Philosophy
Philosophers of science, modern
Biographies
Thermodynamics
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Europe
France
Great Britain
Prague (Czechia)
United States
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