Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0451077

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0451077

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

How Scientific Theories are Confirmed: A History of Atomic Theories of Matter. This project addresses the question of how scientific theories are confirmed by experiment - a fundamentally important aspect of philosophy of science and science itself - that has yet to be definitively answered. The research will explore the evolution of atomic theories of matter, from speculation in the seventeenth century to precise versions that were confirmed by experiment in the twentieth. This research represents a much-needed combining of history and philosophy in this field. It will advance the understanding of how theories in the physical sciences are confirmed in a way that is anchored in an investigation of actual scientific practice.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-06-2004

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $45,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields | History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology | History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields | Understanding the Pasts of Other Societies

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