"Science and Hypothesis" is a study written in 1902, by the French
mathematician, Henri Poincaré. It was designed with non-specialist
readers in mind, and contains information on mathematics, space,
physics and biology. The main theme of this work is that the absolute
truth of science is non-existent. It postulates that many scientific
beliefs are closer to convenient conventions than valid explanations.
The chapters of this book include: "Number and Magnitude", "On the
Nature of Mathematical Reasoning", "Mathematical Magnitude and
Experiment", "Space", "Non-Euclidean Geometries", "Space and
Geometry", "Experiment and Geometry", etcetera. Many vintage texts
such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with
this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable,
high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially
commissioned biography of the author.
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ISBN
9781447486909
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Read Books Ltd.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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