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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Publicado en:British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 681 - 703
Autor principal: Niaz, Mansoor
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Publicado: University of Chicago Press Dec2005
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