Observation is the most pervasive and fundamental practice of all
the modern sciences, both natural and human. Its instruments
include not only the naked senses but also tools such as the
telescope and microscope, the questionnaire, the photographic
plate, the notebook, the glassed-in beehive, and myriad other
ingenious inventions designed to make the invisible visible, the
evanescent permanent, the abstract concrete. Yet observation has
almost never been considered as an object of historical inquiry in
itself. This wide-ranging collection offers the first examination
of the history of scientific observation in its own right, as both
epistemic category and scientific practice. "Histories of
Scientific Observation" features engaging episodes drawn from
across the spectrum of the natural and human sciences, ranging from
meteorology, medicine, and natural history to economics, astronomy,
and psychology. The contributions spotlight how observers have
scrutinized everything - from seaweed to X-ray radiation, household
budgets to the emotions - with ingenuity, curiosity, and
perseverance verging on obsession. This book makes a compelling
case for the significance of the long, surprising, and
epistemologically significant history of scientific observation, a
history full of innovations that have enlarged the possibilities of
perception, judgment, and reason.
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