01468nam a2200313 a 4500 EDZ0000062006 StDuBDS 20150804193928.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120302s2011 enka fo| 001 0 eng|d 9780191728679 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS QC178 531.14 23 Harper, William L. (William Leonard), 1943- Isaac Newton's scientific method [electronic resource] : turning data into evidence about gravity and cosmology / William L. Harper. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 1 online resource : ill. Harper presents an account of Isaac Newton's work on gravity and the cosmos. He argues that Newton's inferences from phenomena realize an ideal of empirical success that is richer than prediction, and explores the ways in which Newton's method aims to turn theoretical questions into ones which can be answered empirically. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 5, 2012). Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727. Gravitation. Gravity. Cosmology. Print version 9780199570409 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199570409.001.0001 37115 37115