"All their numerous concepts of electricity had something in common-they were partially derived from one or another version of the mechanico-corpuscular philosophy that guided all scientific research of the day. In addition, all were components of real scientific theories, of theories that had been drawn in part from experiment and observation and that partially determined the choice and interpretation of additional problems undertaken in research. Yet though all the experiments were electrical and though most of the experimenters read each other's works, their theories had no more than a family resemblance" (Kuhn 967). In the quote by Kuhn, he is explaining on how other scientists look at each other's work and data. He says some just copies others but most of the scientists use them as a reference when writing their own experiments. Through the data collection, it is evident that the science writing of past scientists were able to help future generations and societies understand science.
Observations and experiments through scientific writing help create a reference to scientists looking for a basis on starting a particular experiment. Scientists often keep a science journal and write down their procedure which is helpful in recreating the experiment or justifying its result. "Even from history, however, that new concept will not be forthcoming if historical data continue to be sought and scrutinized mainly to answer questions posed by the unhistorical stereotype drawn from science texts. Those texts have, for example, often seemed to imply that the content of science is uniquely exemplified by the observations, laws, and theories described in their pages." (Kuhn 968). Through the quote, Kuhn is describing how theories and the observations are detrimental for a scientific discovery. Most of the discoveries are founded by accident or through the experiments and observations of other scientists.