C007 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0052 — Methodology Claims
Run	2026-03-31
Claim	C007

Claim as Received¶

Chamberlin first published "The Method of Multiple Working Hypotheses" in 1890 (revised 1897). Platt published "Strong Inference" in 1964, explicitly citing Chamberlin's work.

Claim as Clarified¶

T.C. Chamberlin published 'The Method of Multiple Working Hypotheses' in Science on February 7, 1890, with a revised version in the Journal of Geology in 1897. John R. Platt published 'Strong Inference' in Science on October 16, 1964, and explicitly cited Chamberlin's work.

BLUF¶

The claim is accurate in all specifics. Chamberlin published in Science in 1890, revised in Journal of Geology in 1897. Platt published in Science in 1964 and explicitly cited Chamberlin, writing that the paper 'deserves to be reprinted.'

Scope¶

Domain: History of scientific methodology
Timeframe: 1890-1964
Testability: Directly verifiable against published papers

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: H1 supported — dates and citation confirmed by multiple sources.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-31
Date completed	2026-03-31
Researcher profile	Phil Moore
Prompt version	ai-research-methodology v1 research.md
Revisit by	2027-03-31
Revisit trigger	Historical scholarship challenges the accepted publication dates