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“observations are theory-laden: even to describe an observation, we need the language of theory. ‘This detector will display the number 5.228’ … which detector? Only a detector built the right way—and ‘the right way’ inevitably involves theoretical ideas.”

David Wallace, Philosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction
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Philosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Philosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction by David Wallace
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