Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Contents
- Henri Poincaré
- SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS
- SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS
- PART I Number and Magnitude
- PART II Space
- PART III Force
- PART IV Nature
- CHAPTER IX Hypotheses in Physics
- CHAPTER X The Theories of Modern Physics
- CHAPTER XI The Calculus of Probabilities
- CHAPTER XII Optics and Electricity
- CHAPTER XIII Electrodynamics
- THE VALUE OF SCIENCE
- PART I The Mathematical Sciences
- PART II The Physical Sciences
- PART III The Objective Value of Science
- SCIENCE AND METHOD
- BOOK I Science and the Scientist
- BOOK II Mathematical Reasoning
- BOOK III The New Mechanics
- BOOK IV Astronomic Science
- General Conclusions
- Index
CHAPTER XII - Optics and Electricity
from PART IV - Nature
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Contents
- Henri Poincaré
- SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS
- SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS
- PART I Number and Magnitude
- PART II Space
- PART III Force
- PART IV Nature
- CHAPTER IX Hypotheses in Physics
- CHAPTER X The Theories of Modern Physics
- CHAPTER XI The Calculus of Probabilities
- CHAPTER XII Optics and Electricity
- CHAPTER XIII Electrodynamics
- THE VALUE OF SCIENCE
- PART I The Mathematical Sciences
- PART II The Physical Sciences
- PART III The Objective Value of Science
- SCIENCE AND METHOD
- BOOK I Science and the Scientist
- BOOK II Mathematical Reasoning
- BOOK III The New Mechanics
- BOOK IV Astronomic Science
- General Conclusions
- Index
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- The Foundations of ScienceScience and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method, pp. 174 - 183Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014