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Acquiring Knowledge in Natural Science by Dhruv Goel is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Scientists can acquire knowledge in natural science through serendipity, when unexpected discoveries are made during experimentation. For example, astronomers Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered cosmic microwave background radiation by accident while testing radio antenna equipment. Knowledge is also gained through inductive reasoning, by making generalizations based on specific observations, though this can lead to hasty generalizations. Another key method is falsification, where hypotheses are teste
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- Dhruv Goel
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