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Two kinds of scientific knowledge-formation are distinguished:
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Piecemeal knowledge-formation, and
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Synthesizing knowledge-formation (in physics = theory formation).
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Törnebohm, H. (1976). Scientific Knowledge-Formation. In: Przełęcki, M., Szaniawski, K., Wójcicki, R., Malinowski, G. (eds) Formal Methods in the Methodology of Empirical Sciences. Synthese Library, vol 103. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1135-8_32
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