| Science and Method 1914 Edition Contributor(s): Poincare, Henri (Author), Russell, Bertrand (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 1890318825 ISBN-13: 9781890318826 Publisher: St. Augustine's Press OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: One of the great mathematicians of his age, Poincare here deals with a variety of issues of methodology: the selection of facts for study, the calculation of errors, and the use of statistical methods to compensate for errors. It also contains an attack on logicism in the foundations of mathematics, and an early account of the significance of methodology of the "new mechanics" of radioactive decay. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Research & Methodology |
| Dewey: 501 |
| LCCN: 00038735 |
| Series: Key Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.52" W x 8.12" (0.85 lbs) 288 pages |