Science and Hypothesis

&quote;Science and Hypothesis&quote; is a study written in 1902, by the French mathematician, Henri Poincare. It was designed with non-specialist readers in mind, and contains information on mathematics, space, physics and biology. The main theme of this work is that the absolute truth of science is non-existent. It postulates that many scientific beliefs are closer to convenient conventions than valid explanations. The chapters of this book include: &quote;Number and Magnitude&quote;, &quote;On the Nature of Mathematical Reasoning&quote;, &quote;Mathematical Magnitude and Experiment&quote;, &quote;Space&quote;, &quote;Non-Euclidean Geometries&quote;, &quote;Space and Geometry&quote;, &quote;Experiment and Geometry&quote;, etcetera. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.