Ease of scientific discovery over time.

Abstract

<p>(A) Mean diameter (kilometers) of minor planets discovered, 1802–2008. (B) Mean physical size (g) of mammalian species discovered, 1760–2003. (C) Mean inverse of atomic weight of chemical elements discovered, 1669–2006. Adapted from <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002072#pcbi.1002072-Arbesman1" target="_blank">[9]</a>.</p

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