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An Appraisal of the Controversial Nature of the Oil Drop Experiment: Is Closure Possible?

Acceptance of the quantization of the elementary electrical charge (e) was preceded by a bitter dispute between Robert Millikan (1868-1953) and Felix Ehrenhaft (1879-1952), which lasted for many years (1910-25). Both Millikan and Ehrenhaft obtained very similar experimental results and yet Millikan...

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Published in:British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 681 - 703
Main Author: Niaz, Mansoor
Format: Article
Published: University of Chicago Press Dec2005
Subjects:
Scientific method
Presupposition (Logic)
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
Periodicals
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Laptop computers
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