08-09-2016, 03:52 AM
Just a note - I wonder if anyone has mentioned the paper written by Jens Sensfelder. I know it was written thirteen years ago, but it was written by a chap who was clued-up about the history of military weapons.
You can read the paper in English translation as a separate page on Nick Pelling's blog.
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I found that Jens made a few basic assumptions, and didn't consider a few other factors, so that his conclusions seemed to me to be flawed. It's still a good article, though and reading it might help save a little time for researchers.
This, of course, is why it's such a good idea to hear about precedents: it gives us something solid to think about, and a way to keep discussion developing along a clear path.
I might start a thread where we can ask the 'old-timers' (like me, now..) whether a line of research we're thinking about following has been broached before, and where the original study can be read.
You can read the paper in English translation as a separate page on Nick Pelling's blog.
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I found that Jens made a few basic assumptions, and didn't consider a few other factors, so that his conclusions seemed to me to be flawed. It's still a good article, though and reading it might help save a little time for researchers.
This, of course, is why it's such a good idea to hear about precedents: it gives us something solid to think about, and a way to keep discussion developing along a clear path.
I might start a thread where we can ask the 'old-timers' (like me, now..) whether a line of research we're thinking about following has been broached before, and where the original study can be read.