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Science and Hypothesis

by Henri Poincaré

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Nontechnical essays on hypothesis in physical theory, concept of number, magnitude, force, intuition vs. logic, more. Chapters include "On the Nature of Mathematical Reasoning," "Mathematical Magnitude and Experiment," and "The Calculus of Probabilities."

First published 1905290 pages
501
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Philosophy
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Q0175 P74Q0175.P65 2018Q0175Q0175.P74 1968
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Geometry, Non-EuclideanHypothesisMathematicsMathematics, philosophyMathsMathématiquesPhilosophiePhilosophyProbabilitiesScienceScience, mathematicsScience, methodology
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ISBN 9780486143484English
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