Ducheyne, Steffen (2009) Whewell’s Tidal Researches: Scientific Practise and Philosophical Methodology. [Preprint]

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Primarily between 1833 and 1840, Whewell attempted to accomplish what natural philosophers and scientists since at least Galileo had failed to do: to provide a systematic and broad-ranged study of the tides and to attempt to establish a general scientific theory of tidal phenomena. In the essay at hand, I document the close interaction between Whewell’s philosophy of science (especially his methodological views) and his scientific practice as a tidologist. I claim that the intertwinement between Whewell’s methodology and his tidology is more fundamental than has hitherto been documented.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Ducheyne, Steffen
Additional Information:	This preprint contains the final version of a paper forthcoming in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Part A.
Keywords:	William Whewell, tidology, history of HPS, scientific methodology, Whewell Papers.
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Philosophers of Science General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
Depositing User:	Steffen Ducheyne
Date Deposited:	25 Aug 2009
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:18
Item ID:	4847
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Philosophers of Science General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
Date:	September 2009
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4847

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