Bacons idea and Newtons practice of induction
Philosophica 76 (2005)
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In this essay, I provide a Baconian reading of Newtons Principia. I argue that Newton scientific practice was influenced by Bacons methodised idea of induction. My focus will be on Newtons argument of universal gravitation.
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