| The Foundations of Science Contributor(s): Poincaré, Henri (Author), Halsted, George Bruce (Translator), Royce, Josiah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108069495 ISBN-13: 9781108069496 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $57.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Mathematics | History & Philosophy |
| Dewey: 501 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Science |
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.91 lbs) 570 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A member of the Acad mie fran aise, Henri Poincar (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). Poincar 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 Poincar '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. |