A historiographic model of the dynamics of scientific theories and the formation of concepts : the case of the atomic nucleus / Giuseppe Bruzzaniti.
Abstract:
A particular historiographic model to axplain certain aspects of the formation of scientific concepts and the dynamics of theories is proposed. The principal characteristic of this model consists of the possibility of organising documentary material in two differents "maps": a "local" and a "global" one. The process of formation of scientific concepts and the change of their meaning is due to the dynamics and interaction of these "maps". The model is utilized to analyse the case of atomic nucleus
Nuncius A. 12, fasc. 2 (1997), p. 379-410