Science and Hypothesis

Henri Poincare9781440063701, 1440063702

rfRANSLATOR’S NOTE. THE translator Yishes to express his indebtedness to Professor Lannor, [or kindly consenting to introduce the author of SC£ellce and IIypothesis to English readers; to Dr. F. S. )[acaulay and :’Ir. C. S. Jackson, 1L:., “ho have read the ,,”hole of the proofs and hu”e greatly belpcd by suggestions; also to Professor G. I-I. Brvan, F.R.S .. who J ” has read the proofs of Chapler Vll1., and whose criticisrns have llcen lllost valuable. ~. J. G.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS; TRAXSLA TOR’S NOTE; IXTRODUCT lOX; AUTHOR’S PREFACE; PART I; JVU~J1BER AlVD il1AG’VIJ’UDE; CILPTER I; I’AGE; IX; Xl; XXI; ON THl:: NATURE OF lfATJTE)1:TICA L REASONl:G I; C H~’PTER II; PART II; SPACE; CH : PTER III; N’ OX-ECCLlDE~ CEOJlKfRIES ” ; “,); •; VI COXTE~T$; CHAPTER “V; SPACE A~D GEO],lKfRY; CHAPTER V; EXPERDIENT Ji’ 1) GEO:lETR Y; PART III; FORCE; CHA PTER VI; THE CLSSlCAL ~lECH NICS; CHAPTER VII; RELATIVE A KD A BSOLUTE IIoTlo~ I I I; CHAPTER VIIT; E:;EK(jY AND THFR;IO-VYNAIIlC:-; ]2~; PART IV; ,VA TURE; CHcPTER IX; H VPOTHESES IN PlIVSICS; CONTE~TS Vll; CHAPTER X; THE THI’:OJ