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ERIC Number: EJ675398
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
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Lawson's Shoehorn, or Should the Philosophy of Science Be Rated 'X'?
Allchin, Douglas
Science and Education, v12 n3 p315-29 Apr 2003
Addresses Lawson's (2002) interpretations of Galileo's discovery of the moons of Jupiter and other cases that exhibit historical errors. Suggests that such cases can distort history and lessons about the nature of science. (SOE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Misconceptions, Philosophy, Science History, Science Instruction, Sciences, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Principles
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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