Note on an epistemological significance of Le Verrier's failure Cover Image

Notă despre o semnificaţie epistemologică a eşecului lui Le Verrier
Note on an epistemological significance of Le Verrier's failure

Author(s): Ana Bazac
Subject(s): Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Cultural Essay
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: Le Verrier; epistemology; Newtonian paradigm; Einsteinian paradigm;

Summary/Abstract: This short note wants to highlight the epistemological cause of Le Verrier’s failure: that of thinking in Newtonian paradigm, by multiplying the factors of the celestial movements and deviations. In fact, the reordination of data, i.e. the change of Newtonian paradigm and the formulation of the General Theory of Relativity, as well as the more accurate calculus with a higher technology have allowed the understanding of warps pre occupying the astronomers.

  • Issue Year: 4/2011
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 215-219
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Romanian