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truth-spot: a standalone construct

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History of science

a place whose location lends credibility to claims made there, such as a laboratory, field site or sacred site.

In history of science, truth-spot refers to a place whose location lends credibility to claims made there, such as a laboratory, field site or sacred site. This meaning comes from Gieryn (2002) in Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences.[1]

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Gieryn, T. F. (2002). Three truth‐spots. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 38(2), 113-132. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbs.10036

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