Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Blackwell , Richard J. (1969), Discovery in the physical sciences, Retrieved on 2012-01-16Source Material [books.google.com]
Folksonomies: science Memes
16 JAN 2012
Theory Versus Discovery
Discovery always carries an honorific connotation. It is the stamp of approval on a finding of lasting value. Many laws and theories have come and gone in the history of science, but they are not spoken of as discoveries. Kepler is said to have discovered the laws of planetary motion named after him, but no the many other 'laws' which he formulated. ... Theories are especially precarious, as this century profoundly testifies. World views can and do often change. Despite these difficulties, it...Theories come and go in the sciences, but discovery that stays around has a romantic permanence in science history.