
Philosophy of Astrophysics: Stars, Simulations, and the Struggle to Determine What Is Out There
Author: Nora Mills BoydPublisher: SpringerPublished: 06/29/2023Pages: 332Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.72dISBN13: 9783031266201ISBN10: 303126620XBISAC Categories:- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects- Science | Space Science | Astronomy- Science | Life Sciences | GeneralAbout the AuthorNora Mills Boyd is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Siena College. Her research focuses on empiricism in philosophy of science, philosophy of experiment, and the philosophy of astrophysics and cosmology. After working as a research engineer at the University of Washington Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics, she received her PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2018. She has published journal articles in Philosophy of Science and Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. Her Cambridge University Press Element Epistemology of Experimental Physics was published in the Philosophy of Phys