Science And Hypothesis [DJVU]

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Nontechnical essays on hypothesis in physical theory, concept of number, magnitude, force, intuition vs. logic, more. Chapters include "On the Nature of Mathematical Reasoning," "Mathematical Magnitude and Experiment," "Non-Euclidean Geometries," "Space and Geometry," "Experiment and Geometry," The Classical Mechanics," "Energy and Thermo-Dynamics," "Hypotheses in Physics," and "The Calculus of Probabilities.">

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  • Year: 1,952

  • Edition: Trade Paperback Edition

  • Pages: 267

  • Pages In File: 267

  • Language: English

  • Topic: 181

  • Library: Kolxo3

  • Issue: 22

  • Identifier: 9780486602219,0486602214

  • Asin: B00085ZQ7O

  • Dpi: 332

  • Org File Size: 2,284,665

  • Extension: djvu

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