Sewell, Jessica Ellen and Johnston, Andrew (2010) Material Culture and the Dobsonian Telescope. Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science, 4 (1). pp. 155-162. ISSN 1913-0465
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Abstract
This article examines the Dobsonian Telescope as an object of material culture, showing how starting with the materiality of a scientific instrument opens up new perspectives that are lost by focusing purely on its instrumentality. It argues that the simple design and homely materials of the Dobsonian telescope, as well as the gestures that it requires from its users, are at the core of its significance to the popularization of amateur astronomy and amateur telescope making.
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| Keywords: | Scientific Realism; Epistemic Issues; Epistemology of Science | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Technology General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Depositing User: | Jordan Miller | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2021 03:06 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2021 03:06 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 17910 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science | |||||||||
| Publisher: | The University of Toronto | |||||||||
| Official URL: | https://spontaneousgenerations.library.utoronto.ca... | |||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.4245/sponge.v4i1.11947 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Technology General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Date: | 30 August 2010 | |||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 155-162 | |||||||||
| Volume: | 4 | |||||||||
| Number: | 1 | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 1913-0465 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17910 |
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