How the Great Scientists Reasoned: The Scientific Method in Action
- ISBN-10
- 012398498X
- ISBN-13
- 9780123984982
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 148
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-10-01
- Publisher
- Newnes
- Author
- Gary G. Tibbetts
Description
The scientific method is one of the most basic and essential concepts across the sciences, ensuring that investigations are carried out with precision and thoroughness. This book teaches the basic modes of scientific thought, not by philosophical generalizations, but by illustrating in detail how great scientists from across the sciences solved problems using scientific reason.
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