Key works in the history and philosophy of logic, mathematics, and science
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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Henri Poincare ; translated by Melanie Frappier, Andrea Smith, and David J. Stump ; edited by Melanie Frappier and David J. Stump
ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE
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CONTENTS NOTE
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On the nature of mathematical reasoning -- Mathematical magnitude and experience -- Non-Euclidian geometries -- Space and geometry -- Experience and geometry -- Classical mechanics -- Relative and absolute motion -- Energy and thermodynamics -- Hypotheses in physics -- Theories of modern physics -- Probability calculus -- Optics and electricity -- Electrodynamics -- The end of matter