Discovery methodology

Theory & Observation

The interplay between prediction and measurement that drives astronomy forward — sometimes theory leads and observation confirms (the prediction of Neptune, of gravitational waves), and sometimes observation surprises and theory must catch up (the accelerating universe).

Isaac Newton
Falsifiability

Across the history of discovery

The Scientific Method
Observational Bias

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Theory & Observation

Astronomers, eras & methods

Across the history of discovery

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Theory & Observation

Astronomers, eras & methods

Across the history of discovery

Knowledge connections

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