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How far is it from the Earth to the Sun?
Author(s) -
Salsburg David
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2017.01038.x
Subject(s) - earth (classical element) , computer science , history , operations research , engineering , astronomy , physics
In an excerpt from his new book, David S. Salsburg explains how errors, blunders and lies have dogged scientific endeavours throughout history, and how statistical methods help manage and minimise these problems