The Foundations of Science

Science and Hypothesis, the Value of Science, Science and Method

By:

Henri Poincare

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Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Science

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A member of the Academie francaise, Henri Poincare (1854-1912) was one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His discovery of chaotic motion laid the foundations of modern chaos theory, and he was acknowledged by Einstein as a key contributor in the field of special relativity. He earned his enduring reputation as a philosopher of mathematics and science with this elegantly written work, which was first published in French as three separate essays: Science and Hypothesis (1902), The Value of Science (1905), and Science and Method (1908). Poincare asserts that much scientific work is a matter of convention, and that intuition and prediction play key roles. George Halsted's authorised 1913 English translation retains Poincare's lucid prose style, presenting complex ideas for both professional scientists and those readers interested in the history of mathematics and the philosophy of science.

Release date NZ

August 13th, 2013

Author

Henri Poincare

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Introduction by Josiah Royce
Translated by George Bruce Halsted

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

570

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Science

Dimensions

156x234x32

ISBN-13

9781108069496

Product ID

22576631

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