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Henri Poincaré. Science and Hypothesis . London: Walter Scott Publishing (1905).

Science and Hypothesis

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Henri Poincaré

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Introduction by Judd Larmor

Author's Preface

Part I     Number and Magnitude

• Chapter 1: On the Nature of Mathematical Reasoning
• Chapter 2: Mathematical Magnitude and Experiment

Part II    Space

• Chapter 3: Non-Euclidean Geometries
• Chapter 4: Space and Geometry
• Chapter 5: Experiment and Geometry
• Chapter 6: Classical Mechanics

Part III    Force

• Chapter 7: Relative and Absolute Motion
• Chapter 8: Energy and Thermo-Dynamics

Part IV    Nature

• Chapter 9: Hypotheses in Physics
• Chapter 10: The Theories of Modern Physics
• Chapter 11: The Calculus of Probabilities
• Chapter 12: Optics and Electricity
• Chapter 13: Electro-Dynamics

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