More than any other writer of the twentieth century, Henri Poincaré brought the elegant, but often complicated, ideas about science and mathem...
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May 24, 2008
Nick
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Impulse acquisition at Borders, 2008-04-08; contains Science and Hypothesis (1903), The Value of Science (1905) and Science and Method (1908).
A solid read, but dry, oh so very dry! While the exposition is illustrious, a masterful treatment by one of the last great polymaths, swaddled in Parisian eloquence and more gratuitous use of the word "rigour" than I'd known or hoped possible (my favorite: "In all rigour", as in "In all honesty" or "To cut to More...
A solid read, but dry, oh so very dry! While the exposition is illustrious, a masterful treatment by one of the last great polymaths, swaddled in Parisian eloquence and more gratuitous use of the word "rigour" than I'd known or hoped possible (my favorite: "In all rigour", as in "In all honesty" or "To cut to More...
Mar 10, 2011
Timothy
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Amazing insights into the philosophy of science, mathematical reasoning, and creativity.
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