Newton’s experimental proofs

Theoria: Revista de Teoría, Historia y Fundamentos de la Ciencia 36 (2):261-283 (2021)
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Newton claims that his theorems in the Opticks are derived from experiments alone. The paper explains this dictum by relating Newton’s proof method to an iconic conception of proof as opposed to a symbolic one. Theorems are not derived from hypotheses; instead properties of light are identified by experimental properties based on rules of inductive reasoning.

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