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 ====== Science ======
 //What is (so special about) science?//
+Reproducible research is all about science, so what is science all about? There is a whole discipline, Philosophy of Science, concerned with answering this question, and most probably, there is neither consensus nor a simple let alone universal answer. A very personal account by one of the greatest scientists may nevertheless help achieve a useful working definition.
 <blockquote>If I have seen further, it is by standing on y<sup>e</sup> shoulders of giants.<cite>Sir Isaak Newton((Letter to Robert Hooke, February 5, 1676))</cite></blockquote>
-Properly defining the term "science" is notoriously difficult. Nevertheless, some aspects are most probably common sense:
+Properly defining the term "science" is notoriously difficult. Nevertheless, some aspects are most probably common sense --- and can be deduced from Newton’s statement quoted above:
   * Science is based on results previously achieved by others.
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+===== Further reading =====
+Note: This section is clearly opinionated. There are many more resources available. However, these are the author’s recommendations based on own experience.
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+Chalmers, Alan F.: What is this thing called Science?\\ Open University Press, Berkshire, UK, 1999
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