Computer Image Processing: An Epistemological Aid in Scientific Investigation

In recent years, the production of scientific images has been changed in a drastic way by the combination of instruments delivering numeric data and computers. The latter permit scientists to display numeric data in image form, but also to develop a variety of computational procedures to enhance ima...

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Published in:Perspectives on science 2016-11, Vol.24 (6), p.669-695
Main Author: Israel-Jost, Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In recent years, the production of scientific images has been changed in a drastic way by the combination of instruments delivering numeric data and computers. The latter permit scientists to display numeric data in image form, but also to develop a variety of computational procedures to enhance image data. This paper aims to discuss these practices of image processing and to defend several theses regarding the epistemological role of data processing, especially with respect to the interpretation of images produced by instruments.
ISSN:1063-6145
1530-9274
DOI:10.1162/POSC_a_00228