List of experiments

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The following is a list of historically important scientific experiments. A historic scientific experiment is one which demonstrates something of great scientific interest, typically in an elegant or clever manner.

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[edit] Astronomy

[edit] Biology

[edit] Chemistry

[edit] Physics

Plate produced by Arthur Eddington of the 1919 eclipse.
Plate produced by Arthur Eddington of the 1919 eclipse.

[edit] Psychology

One of Pavlov’s dogs with a surgically implanted cannula to measure salivation, Pavlov Museum, 2005
One of Pavlov’s dogs with a surgically implanted cannula to measure salivation, Pavlov Museum, 2005

[edit] Economics and Political Science