| Description |
xii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Stratospheric ozone before 1960 -- 3. Chlorinated fluorocarbons -- 4. The Supersonic Transport (SST) debate -- 5. Molina and Rowland: chlorine enters the story -- 6. Too much of a good thing? Crucial data backlog in the Antarctic ozone hole discovery -- 7. Antarctic ozone hole: theories and investigations --8. Completing the picture: from AAOE to 1994 -- 9. Prediction in science -- 10. The crucial experiment -- 11. Positive and negative evidence in theory selection -- 12. Branches and sub-branches of science: problems at disciplinary boundaries -- 13. Scientific evidence and powerful computers: new problems for philosophers of science? -- 14. The scientific consensus |
| Summary |
This text provides a thorough and accessible history of stratospheric ozone, from discovery of ozone in the 19th century to current investigations of the Antarctic ozone hole |
| Notes |
Title from e-book title screen (viewed October 15, 2007) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library) |
| Subject |
Ozone layer.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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| Author |
Ebooks Corporation.
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| LC no. |
00036295 |
| ISBN |
0521650720 |
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0521659086 |
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