When is enough enough? Accurate measurement and the integrity of scientific research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4392610 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Otto Sibum (0000-0001-6438-9789, Avdelningen för vetenskapshistoria, Uppsala University, Sweden, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 437-457 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0073-2753 • E-ISSN: 1753-8564 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0073275320939696 |
| PMID | 32715765 |
| OpenAlex | W3045490851 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
At a meeting of the Physical Society of London in 1925 participants expressed their concerns regarding a recent suggestion by the Australian physicist T. H. Laby for replicating the established value of the mechanical equivalent of heat. This rather controversial discussion about the value of redetermining this numerical fact brings to light different understandings of the moral economy of accuracy in scientific work; it signals a distinctive new stage in the historical understanding of accuracy and precision and the moral integrity in conducting research
Economics · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Positive economics · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · Computer Science · Engineering · History · History of Science and Medicine · Mechanical Engineering · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |