{"product_id":"changing-order-replication-and-induction-in-scientific-practice-paperback","title":"Changing Order: Replication and Induction in Scientific Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarry Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating study in the sociology of science explores the way scientists conduct, and draw conclusions from, their experiments. The book is organized around three case studies: replication of the TEA-laser, detecting gravitational rotation, and some experiments in the paranormal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In his superb book, Collins shows why the quest for certainty is disappointed. He shows that standards of replication are, of course, social, and that there is consequently no outside standard, no Archimedean point beyond society from which we can lever the intellects of our fellows.\"--Donald M. McCloskey, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Economic Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Collins is one of the genuine innovators of the sociology of scientific knowledge. . . . \u003ci\u003eChanging Order\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and entertaining book.\"--\u003ci\u003eIsis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book gives a vivid sense of the contingent nature of research and is generally a good read.\"--Augustine Brannigan, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This provocative book is a review of [Collins's] work, and an attempt to explain how scientists fit experimental results into pictures of the world. . . . A promising start for new explorations of our image of science, too often presented as infallibly authoritative.\"--Jon Turney, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work in the sociology of science explores the way scientists conduct, and draw conclusions from, their experiments. The book is organized around three case studied: replication of the TEA-laser, detecting gravitational radiation, and experiments in the paranormal. Through detailed descriptions of these projects, Collins shows what it is like to try to reproduce results in a laboratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 207\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.51 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45892862640325,"sku":"9780226113760","price":59.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/P8Y3eRcga99780226113760.webp?v=1771918799","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/changing-order-replication-and-induction-in-scientific-practice-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}