Patterns of discovery : an inquiry into the conceptual foundations of science

By N. R. Hanson. 1958

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• What is the role of induction and deduction in reasoning and scientific inquiry (2005, background): “Abduction consists of studying the facts and devising a theory to explain them’’ (quoted in Hanson, 1958, p. 85).”