Reach Of Imagination And The Nature Of Scientific Reasoning

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Jacob Bronowski illustrated Isaac Newton’s work with gravity in both of his essays: “The Reach of Imagination” and “The Nature of Scientific Reasoning.” He described Newton’s thoughts and reasoning in calculating the gravitational work. The essays discussed the importance of imagination and creation in science. Newton used more than a collection of facts; models, analogies, and mental models worked to form his calculations. The essays took differing approaches to Newton’s work, but are they similar enough to be interchanged? The illustration of Isaac Newton’s work in “The Reach of Imagination” could substitute into “The Nature of Scientific Reasoning”, but the opposite does not hold true.
Isaac Newton’s thoughts about the reach of gravity in