The promises and pitfalls of precision: random and systematic error in physical geodesy, c. 1800–1910.
This article discusses the ways in which nineteenth-century geodesists reflected on precision as an epistemic virtue in their measurement practice. Physical geodesy is often understood as a quintessential nineteenth-century precision science, stimulating advances in instrument making and statistics,...
| Publicado en: | Annals of Science Vol. 81; no. 1/2; pp. 258 - 285 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan-Apr2024
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