This article explores the aesthetic dimensions of scientific experimentation, addressing specifically how aesthetic features enter the construction, evaluation and reception of an experiment. I highlight the relationship between experiments and artistic acts in the early years of the Royal Society where experiments do not serve only epistemic aims but also aim to generate feelings of awe and pleasure. I turn to analysing which aspects of experiments are appreciated aesthetically, identifying several contenders, from the ability of an experiment to uncover nature's beauty, to encapsulating original designs and human creativity. Following this analysis, I focus on the notion of beauty: what makes an experiment beautiful? Several common qualities are explored, from the simplicity and economy of the experiment, to the significance of the experimental results.

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科学实验的美学

本文探讨了科学实验的美学维度，专门探讨了美学特征如何进入实验的构建，评估和接受。在皇家学会成立初期，我强调了实验与艺术行为之间的关系，在实验中，实验不仅服务于认知目的，而且还旨在产生敬畏和愉悦的感觉。我转向分析从美学角度欣赏实验的哪些方面，确定几个竞争者，从实验揭示自然之美的能力到封装原始设计和人类创造力。在进行了此分析之后，我将重点放在美的概念上：是什么使实验变得美丽？从实验的简单性和经济性出发，探索了几种常见的品质，