Experimenting in the History of Science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3563009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Maclachlan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 90-92 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Isis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-1753 • E-ISSN: 1545-6994 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/383924 |
| OpenAlex | W2053935976 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
In history of science, valuable information about classical experiments can come from reconstructing them. Reconstructions have furthered understanding of the work of Galileo Galilei and of Isaac Newton. While Alexandre Koyre denied the validity of most of Galileo's experiments, particularly one where water and wine exchanged without mixing, James MacLachlan showed that this phenomenon occurs exactly as Galileo described. That Galileo may have heard of the water-and-wine trial elsewhere does not invalidate his construction of it. Studies of seventeenth-century physics are not assisted by narrow-minded interpretations limited to scientists' mental activities. Rationalism and empiricism need each other
Empiricism · Epistemology · Galileo (satellite navigation · Geography · History of science · Phenomenon · Rationalism · History of Science and Medicine · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |