24 APR 2012 by ideonexus Repeatability and Probability
If an experiment does not produce the same result each time, then the experimenter should focus on the probability of each result occurring.
Folksonomies: experimentation
24 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Experiments Were Sacred to Darwin
He hated to repeat them if he felt he had gained all the knowledge there was to gain from one, so he paid very close attention when performing one.
Folksonomies: wonder,experimentation,sacred
18 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Chemistry is a Science of Pure Experimentation
It's knowledge was built up without reasoning, but purely through testing.
Folksonomies: chemistry,experimentation
15 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Thoughts on Chemistry as an Early Science
The knowledge is imperfect, but Joseph Black predicts the errors will be weeded out through experimentation.
Folksonomies: chemistry,experimentation
13 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Columbus As An Example of the Scientific Method
His hypothesis, his observations, his search for funding, his experiment, his refusal to give up certain preconceptions, and his meager life and failure to be the first.
Folksonomies: scientific method,experimentation,experiment,columbus
13 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Scientific Investigation is Benefited by the Familiar
When the investigation involves a small area of knowledge, the scientist's familiarization with it makes discovery easier because they will notice something unusual or unexplained.
Folksonomies: science,discovery,experimentation
04 JAN 2012 by ideonexus A Very Qualified Statement on Experimenting on Patients
Dr. Thomas Beddoes condemns experiments for the sake of experiments, but appears to leave an opening for humane deviations from treatments where the doctor knows from repeated experience that the treatment does not work.
Folksonomies: experimentation,human experimentation
02 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Cooleridge Describes Davy's Work as Methodical
His discoveries were not the result of accidents or luck. See Also: Coleridge, The Friend (1809 edition), no. 19, 1809; in The Friend, vol 2, edited by Barbara E. Rooke, Routledge, 1969, pp251-2
Folksonomies: discovery,experimentation,methodology
02 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Humphry Davy Proves Diamonds are Made of Carbon
By setting one on fire.
Folksonomies: experimentation,carbon,carbon cycle
20 SEP 2011 by ideonexus Evolution in the Laboratory Occurs Very Quickly
So quickly in fact that scientists could turn an elephant into a mouse in just 10,000 years.
Folksonomies: evolution,experimentation