Science and hypothesis / Henri Poincare; with a pref. by J. Larmor
Imprint
[New York : Dover, 1952]
Descript
244 p. : ill
CONTENT
2PartI Number and magnitude--On the nature of mathematical reasoning--Mathematical magnitude and experiment--PartII Space--Non-euclidean Geometries--Space and geometry--Experiment and geometry--PartIII Force--The classical mechanics--Relative and absolute motion--Energy and thermo-dynamics--Part IV Nature--Hypotheses in physics--The theories of modern physics--The calculus of probabilities--Optics and electricity--Electro-dynamics