Giving Citizen Scientists a Chance: A Study of Volunteer-led Scientific Discovery
The discovery of a class of galaxies called Green Peas provides an example of scientific work done by volunteers. This unique situation arose out of a science crowdsourcing website called Galaxy Zoo. It gave the ability to investigate the research process used by the volunteers. The volunteers’ proc...
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| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Citizen Science: Theory and Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/40 |