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ERIC Number: EJ641949
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
What Does Galileo's Discovery of Jupiter's Moons Tell Us about the Process of Scientific Discovery?
Lawson, Anton E.
Science and Education, v11 n1 p1-24 Jan 2002
Given that hypothetico-deductive reasoning has played a role in other important scientific discoveries, asks the question whether it plays a role in all important scientific discoveries. Explores and rejects as viable alternatives possible alternative scientific methods such as Baconian induction and combinatorial analysis. Discusses the educational implications of this hypothetico-deductive view of science. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Induction, Logical Thinking, Physics, Science History, Science Instruction, Scientific Methodology, Scientists
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Galileo