Synthesized answer
The provided passages do not detail the specific evidence the author provides. They focus on the book's description and its reception [Passage 1]. The passages state that the book is a "masterly assessment of the way the idea of quanta of radiation became part of 20th-century physics" [Passage 1]. It is also described as a "scientific detective story" [Passage 1].
However, the passages do not elaborate on the nature of the evidence used to support this assessment or the narrative of the detective story. Therefore, the specific evidence the author provides cannot be determined from the given text.
Synthesized from the book passages below. Chat with the book on Feynman for follow-up.
From the book
Title: Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912 by Thomas S. Kuhn Description: "A masterly assessment of the way the idea of quanta of radiation became part of 20th-century physics. . . . The book not only deals with a topic of importance and interest to all scientists, but is also a polished literary work, described (accurately) by one of its original reviewers as a scientific detective story."—John Gribbin, New Scientist "Every scientist should have this book."—Paul Davies, New Scientist Categories: History Pages: 400 Snippet: . The book not only deals with a topic of…