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" In practice, science is the observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena. "
Scientific Development and Misconceptions Through the Ages: A Reference Guide
by Robert E. Krebs - 1999 - 286 pages
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Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Page 944

Brett J. Cassens - 1992 - 526 pages
...1986). Three aspects of this definition need emphasis. Epidemiology is a: a. Science concerned with the observation, identification, description, experimental...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena b. Study of cause and effect — that is, the relationships among variables that determine an outcome...
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Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Page 944

Brett J. Cassens - 1992 - 526 pages
...1986). Three aspects of this definition need emphasis. Epidemiology is a: a. Science concerned with the observation, identification, description, experimental...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena b. Study of cause and effect — that is, the relationships among variables that determine an outcome...
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Dispute Settlement Reports 1998: Volume 1, Pages 1-231

World Trade Organization - 2000 - 240 pages
...pertaining to, using, or based on the methodology of science'. Dictionary definitions of 'science' include 'the observation, identification, description, experimental...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena', 'any methodological activity, discipline, or study', and 'knowledge attained through study or practice'",...
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Fundamentals of Tribology and Bridging the Gap Between the Macro- and Micro ...

Bharat Bhushan - 2001 - 998 pages
...(ie, mechanical 'things') that are in relative motion". The "science"? Not the technology? Science: a. "The observation, identification, description,...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena", [a human endeavor] b. "An activity that appears to require study and method". c. "Knowledge gained...
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Specious Science: How Genetics and Evolution Reveal why Medical Research on ...

C. Ray Greek, Jean Swingle Greek - 2002 - 308 pages
...that is rigidly accurate in observation and merciless to fallacy in logic." In practice, science is the observation, identification, description, experimental...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena. It demands systematic methodology and study, as well as internal consistency. In the world of science,...
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The Italian 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Cultural, Scientific, and ...

Stephen J. Spignesi - 2003 - 388 pages
...attempted to explain a natural phenomenon. The American Heritage Dictionary today defines science as "the observation, identification, description, experimental...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena." This is essentially Galileo's scientific method, a paradigm for all serious explorations of the natural...
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Racehorse Breeding Theories

Frank J. Mitchell - 2004 - 325 pages
...the human effort to imitate, supplement, alter or counteract the work of nature? Or is it science - the observation, identification, description, experimental...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena? When so confounded by such mysteries, there is no one better to turn to than the great Albert Einstein,...
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Spatial Models of Parliamentary Voting

Keith T. Poole - 2005 - 252 pages
...the state of knowledge about geometric representations of human choice and judgment. If science is the observation, identification, description, experimental...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena, this field - encompassing work in psychology, political science, economics, and other disciplines -...
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All Creation Rightly Gives You Praise

Mary A. Debacker - 2005 - 158 pages
...incomplete; they should complement and help the other. Science, according to the dictionary, "includes the observation, identification, description, experimental...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena. It can also mean any methodical activity, discipline or study or knowledge, especially knowledge gained...
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The Third Resource: A Universal Ideology of Economics

Istvan Tuba - 2005 - 307 pages
...First, we must answer two related questions. Dictionaries will help. What is "science"? Science is the observation, identification, description, experimental...and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena. It is the systematized knowledge derived from observation, study, and experimentation carried on in...
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