Brownian Motion and Molecular Reality

Brownian Motion and Molecular Reality
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Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9780190098025
ISBN-13 : 0190098023
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Book Synopsis Brownian Motion and Molecular Reality by : George E. Smith

Download or read book Brownian Motion and Molecular Reality written by George E. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1905 and 1913, French physicist Jean Perrin's experiments on Brownian motion ostensibly put a definitive end to the long debate regarding the real existence of molecules, proving the atomic theory of matter. While Perrin's results had a significant impact at the time, later examination of his experiments questioned whether he really gained experimental access to the molecular realm. In this case study in the history and philosophy of science, George E. Smith and Raghav Seth here argue that despite doubts, Perrin's measurements were nevertheless exemplars of theory-mediated measurement-the practice of obtaining values for an inaccessible quantity by inferring them from an accessible proxy via theoretical relationships between them. They argue that it was actually Perrin more than any of his contemporaries who championed this approach during the years in question.


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