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041 _aeng
082 _a530
_bNEW-T
100 _aNewton, Roger G.
245 _aTruth of Science:
_bPhysical Theories and Reality /
_cby Roger G. Newton
260 _bViva Books,
_c2010.
_aNew Delhi:
300 _axii, 260 p.
505 _a1.Conventions; science as a social construct?-- 2. the aim of science is understanding-- 3.explanatory devices; the role of facts-- 4.the birth and death of theories-- 5. the power of mathematics-- 6.causality, determinism and probality; reality on two scales-- 7. reality at the submicroscopic level-- 8.truth and objectivity.
520 _aThe very notion of scientific truth is in question. This book aims to offer a constructive response to those who contend that there is no such thing as verifiable objective truth - without which there could be no scientific authority
650 _aPhysics
650 _aScience and Reality
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650 _aTheories of Science
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690 _aPhysics
942 _cBK
999 _c2757
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