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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 1905 290 pages
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DDC 501 LCC Q--0175.00000000 P74 Geometry, Non-EuclideanHypothesisMathematicsMathematics, philosophyMathsMathématiquesPhilosophiePhilosophy
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