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> “I am certain they escaped,” Zwicky rejoiced How was he certain? Is science not all about observation?
by PMan74 11y ago
> “I am certain they escaped,” Zwicky rejoiced
How was he certain? Is science not all about observation?
- simonh 11y agoI'd say the press reports mentioned at the time were using the term science very loosely. The observations of pellets re-entering the atmosphere would have been scientifically useful observations at the time, but the extra-orbital tests might be better considered an engineering exercise. Science and engineering are of course very intimately related, and get conflated a lot in the press.
- mirimir 11y agoAs I read the article, he was just bullshitting.
- madaxe_again 11y agoThere was observation - see his paper - http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/1801/1/zwicky.pdf http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/1801/1/zwicky.pdf - they saw the particles streak up out of the atmosphere, and measured their speeds.