A Philosopher Looks at ScienceIncludes chapters on scientific language, mathematics, probability, credibility and induction, scientific explanations, life, and science and values. |
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... Euclidean Geometry . Courant and Robbins . Robertson . Poincaré . Gamow [ 2 ] . Prime numbers . Courant and Robbins . 3 Assumptions " Always speak the truth - think before Mathematics 35.
... Euclidean Geometry . Courant and Robbins . Robertson . Poincaré . Gamow [ 2 ] . Prime numbers . Courant and Robbins . 3 Assumptions " Always speak the truth - think before Mathematics 35.
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... Euclidean Geometry ( properly interpreted ) , no matter what facts Physics reveals . He then argued that this Geometry is so much simpler than its competitors that scientists will always stick to this Geom- etry , and modify their other ...
... Euclidean Geometry ( properly interpreted ) , no matter what facts Physics reveals . He then argued that this Geometry is so much simpler than its competitors that scientists will always stick to this Geom- etry , and modify their other ...
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... Geometry , depending on the way we interpret distances . Poincaré drew the conclusion that for reasons of simplicity Science will always keep Euclidean Geometry . He published his beliefs in a book that appeared in 1904. In 1905 ...
... Geometry , depending on the way we interpret distances . Poincaré drew the conclusion that for reasons of simplicity Science will always keep Euclidean Geometry . He published his beliefs in a book that appeared in 1904. In 1905 ...
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