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De la précision dans la mesure du temps à la théorie de la gravitation universelle (1630-1740)
No full textPrecision in time measurement is considered by historiography as an element that emerged simultaneously with the geometrization of natural phenomena. The scholars of the seventeenth century are therefore studied in this context as Natural Philosophers who consider as the only reliable argument the quantitative results of measurement and precision. In this thesis we have studied this emergence, in the emblematic framework of Newton's gravitational theory. At first we defined the accuracy of time as an element that requires constant improvement through the instruments. We then divided the scientific knowledge into three distinct parts: the construction of the theory, its application and the confirmation of the theory. We studied the accuracy (here as synonym of precision) in the measurement of time and its role as a validation element in all three parts with a focus on the former. In this framework of study we have shown that the thesis commonly used in historiography so far is problematic. Precision in the measurement of time has no direct causal relation with the geometrization of nature. Its importance in theories, on a case-by-case study, is evolutionary and has for a long time been confined to the technical aspects of knowledge before finding an important place in the theory. The study of technical aspects led us to explore documents related to the determination of longitudes at sea, and its intrinsic relationship to the development of trade between continents. In this context we have detailed previously unclear aspects of Galileo's "time measurer", proposed by the later as an instrument of great accuracy being part of the longitude solution.La précision dans la mesure du temps est considérée par l’historiographie comme un élément qui a émergé simultanément avec la géométrisation des phénomènes naturels. Les savants du XVIIe siècle sont ainsi étudiés dans ce cadre comme des Philosophes Naturels qui considèrent comme seul argument fiable les résultats quantitatifs de mesure et de précision. Dans cette thèse nous avons étudié cette émergence, dans le cadre emblématique de la théorie gravitationnelle de Newton. Dans un premier temps nous avons défini la précision du temps comme un élément qui demande une amélioration constante par le biais des instruments. Nous avons ensuite découpé la connaissance scientifique en trois parties distinctes : la construction de la théorie, son application et la confirmation de cette dernière. Nous avons étudié la précision dans la mesure du temps et son rôle en tant qu’élément de validation dans les trois parties en mettant l’accent sur la première. Dans ce cadre d’étude nous avons démontré que la thèse couramment répandue dans l’historiographie jusqu’ici est problématique. La précision dans la mesure du temps n’a pas de relation de causalité directe avec la géométrisation de la nature. Son importance au sein des théories, au cas par cas, est évolutive et s’est pendant longtemps retrouvée cantonnée dans les aspects techniques du savoir avant de trouver en retour une place importante dans la théorie. L’étude des aspects techniques nous ont amené à l’exploration de documents liés à la détermination des longitudes en mer, et sa relation intrinsèque au développement du commerce entre continents. Dans ce cadre nous avons détaillé des aspects jusque là obscurs du « mesureur de temps » de Galilée, proposé par ce dernier comme un instrument de grande précision qui participe à la solution des longitudes
Reciew of: Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin, CATHOLIC EUROPE, 1592–1648: CENTRE AND PERIPHERIES,Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, 282 pages.
Full text linkFrom time precision to the theory of universal gravitation (1630-1740)
No full textLa précision dans la mesure du temps est considérée par l’historiographie comme un élément qui a émergé simultanément avec la géométrisation des phénomènes naturels. Les savants du XVIIe siècle sont ainsi étudiés dans ce cadre comme des Philosophes Naturels qui considèrent comme seul argument fiable les résultats quantitatifs de mesure et de précision. Dans cette thèse nous avons étudié cette émergence, dans le cadre emblématique de la théorie gravitationnelle de Newton. Dans un premier temps nous avons défini la précision du temps comme un élément qui demande une amélioration constante par le biais des instruments. Nous avons ensuite découpé la connaissance scientifique en trois parties distinctes : la construction de la théorie, son application et la confirmation de cette dernière. Nous avons étudié la précision dans la mesure du temps et son rôle en tant qu’élément de validation dans les trois parties en mettant l’accent sur la première. Dans ce cadre d’étude nous avons démontré que la thèse couramment répandue dans l’historiographie jusqu’ici est problématique. La précision dans la mesure du temps n’a pas de relation de causalité directe avec la géométrisation de la nature. Son importance au sein des théories, au cas par cas, est évolutive et s’est pendant longtemps retrouvée cantonnée dans les aspects techniques du savoir avant de trouver en retour une place importante dans la théorie. L’étude des aspects techniques nous ont amené à l’exploration de documents liés à la détermination des longitudes en mer, et sa relation intrinsèque au développement du commerce entre continents. Dans ce cadre nous avons détaillé des aspects jusque là obscurs du « mesureur de temps » de Galilée, proposé par ce dernier comme un instrument de grande précision qui participe à la solution des longitudes.Precision in time measurement is considered by historiography as an element that emerged simultaneously with the geometrization of natural phenomena. The scholars of the seventeenth century are therefore studied in this context as Natural Philosophers who consider as the only reliable argument the quantitative results of measurement and precision. In this thesis we have studied this emergence, in the emblematic framework of Newton's gravitational theory. At first we defined the accuracy of time as an element that requires constant improvement through the instruments. We then divided the scientific knowledge into three distinct parts: the construction of the theory, its application and the confirmation of the theory. We studied the accuracy (here as synonym of precision) in the measurement of time and its role as a validation element in all three parts with a focus on the former. In this framework of study we have shown that the thesis commonly used in historiography so far is problematic. Precision in the measurement of time has no direct causal relation with the geometrization of nature. Its importance in theories, on a case-by-case study, is evolutionary and has for a long time been confined to the technical aspects of knowledge before finding an important place in the theory. The study of technical aspects led us to explore documents related to the determination of longitudes at sea, and its intrinsic relationship to the development of trade between continents. In this context we have detailed previously unclear aspects of Galileo's "time measurer", proposed by the later as an instrument of great accuracy being part of the longitude solution
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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