The Foundations of Science

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1. Part 1 · 28 words
2. SCIENCE AND EDUCATION · 13 words
3. EDITED BY J. MCKEEN CATTELL · VOLUME I--THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE · UNDER THE SAME EDITORSHIP · 189 words
4. THE SCIENCE PRESS · NEW YORK GARRISON, N. Y. · THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE · SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS THE VALUE OF SCIENCE SCIENCE AND METHOD · 3 words
5. AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY GEORGE BRUCE HALSTED · 14 words
6. THE SCIENCE PRESS NEW YORK AND GARRISON, N. Y. 1913 · 6 words
7. PRESS OF THE NEW ERA PRINTING COMPANY LANCASTER, PA. · CONTENTS · 10 words
8. SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS · Introduction by Royce 9 Introduction 27 · PART I. _Number and Magnitude_ · 71 words
9. PART II. _Space_ · 128 words
10. PART III. _Force_ · 55 words
11. PART IV. _Nature_ · 159 words
12. THE VALUE OF SCIENCE · 29 words
13. PART I. _The Mathematical Sciences_ · CHAPTER I.--Intuition and Logic in Mathematics 210 · CHAPTER II.--The Measure of Time 223 · 65 words
14. PART II. _The Physical Sciences_ · CHAPTER V.--Analysis and Physics 279 · CHAPTER VI.--Astronomy 289 · 81 words
15. PART III. _The Objective Value of Science_ · 54 words
16. SCIENCE AND METHOD · Introduction 359 · BOOK I. _Science and the Scientist_ · CHAPTER I.--The Choice of Facts 362 · CHAPTER II.--The Future of Mathematics 369 · CHAPTER III.--Mathematical Creation 383 · CHAPTER IV.--Chance 395 · BOOK II. _Mathematical Reasoning_ · CHAPTER I.--The Relativity of Space 413 · CHAPTER II.--Mathematical Definitions and Teaching 430 · CHAPTER III.--Mathematics and Logic 448 · CHAPTER IV.--The New Logics 460 · CHAPTER V.--The Latest Efforts of the Logisticians 472 · BOOK III. _The New Mechanics_ · CHAPTER I.--Mechanics and Radium 486 · CHAPTER II.--Mechanics and Optics 496 · CHAPTER III.--The New Mechanics and Astronomy 512 · BOOK IV. _Astronomic Science_ · CHAPTER I.--The Milky Way and the Theory of Gases 523 · CHAPTER II.--French Geodesy 535 · 806 words
17. GEORGE BRUCE HALSTED. · 5 words
18. SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS · 5 words
19. AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE TRANSLATION · 1,728 words
20. INTRODUCTION · BY PROFESSOR JOSIAH ROYCE · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · 108 words
21. I · 1,227 words
22. II · 1,031 words
23. III · 1,342 words
24. IV · 1,804 words
25. V · 771 words
26. SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS · INTRODUCTION · 1,285 words
27. PART I · NUMBER AND MAGNITUDE · CHAPTER I · ON THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICAL REASONING · I · 511 words
28. II · 346 words
29. III · 1,050 words
30. IV · 223 words
31. V · 586 words
32. VI · 482 words
33. VII · 754 words
34. CHAPTER II · MATHEMATICAL MAGNITUDE AND EXPERIENCE · 4,153 words
35. PART II · SPACE · CHAPTER III · THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRIES · 3,728 words
36. CHAPTER IV · SPACE AND GEOMETRY · 5,023 words
37. CHAPTER V · EXPERIENCE AND GEOMETRY · 3,029 words
38. SUPPLEMENT · 914 words
39. ANCESTRAL EXPERIENCE · 103 words
40. PART III · FORCE · CHAPTER VI · THE CLASSIC MECHANICS · 5,543 words
41. CHAPTER VII · RELATIVE MOTION AND ABSOLUTE MOTION · 2,810 words
42. CHAPTER VIII · ENERGY AND THERMODYNAMICS · 3,233 words
43. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ON PART THIRD · 842 words
44. PART IV · NATURE · CHAPTER IX · HYPOTHESES IN PHYSICS · 4,900 words
45. CHAPTER X · THE THEORIES OF MODERN PHYSICS · 5,517 words
46. CHAPTER XI · THE CALCULUS OF PROBABILITIES · 7,180 words
47. CHAPTER XII · OPTICS AND ELECTRICITY · 3,344 words
48. CHAPTER XIII · ELECTRODYNAMICS · 4,928 words
49. THE VALUE OF SCIENCE · 5 words
50. TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION · 1,014 words
51. GEORGE BRUCE HALSTED. · INTRODUCTION · 1,748 words
52. PART I · THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES · CHAPTER I · INTUITION AND LOGIC IN MATHEMATICS · I · 960 words
53. II · 736 words
54. III · 578 words
55. IV · 509 words
56. V · 814 words
57. VI · 980 words
58. CHAPTER II · THE MEASURE OF TIME · I · 300 words
59. II · 204 words
60. III · 375 words
61. IV · 397 words
62. V · 591 words
63. VI · 205 words
64. VII · 270 words
65. VIII · 118 words
66. IX · 266 words
67. X · 401 words
68. XI · 324 words
69. XII · 669 words
70. XIII · 181 words
71. CHAPTER III · THE NOTION OF SPACE · 7,981 words
72. CHAPTER IV · SPACE AND ITS THREE DIMENSIONS · 9,250 words
73. PART II · THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CHAPTER V · ANALYSIS AND PHYSICS · I · 547 words
74. II · 1,312 words
75. III · 977 words
76. IV · 618 words
77. CHAPTER VI · ASTRONOMY · 2,766 words
78. CHAPTER VII · THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS · 1,992 words
79. CHAPTER VIII · THE PRESENT CRISIS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS · 4,147 words
80. CHAPTER IX · THE FUTURE OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS · 2,340 words
81. PART III · THE OBJECTIVE VALUE OF SCIENCE · CHAPTER X · 7,444 words
82. CHAPTER XI · SCIENCE AND REALITY · 6,166 words
83. SCIENCE AND METHOD · 5 words
84. INTRODUCTION · 884 words
85. BOOK I · SCIENCE AND THE SCIENTIST · CHAPTER I · THE CHOICE OF FACTS · 2,580 words
86. CHAPTER II · THE FUTURE OF MATHEMATICS · 4,008 words
87. ARITHMETIC · 309 words
88. ALGEBRA · 110 words
89. GEOMETRY · 608 words
90. CANTORISM · 246 words
91. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE POSTULATES · 143 words
92. CHAPTER III · MATHEMATICAL CREATION · 4,643 words
93. CHAPTER IV · CHANCE · I · 772 words
94. II · 900 words
95. III · 390 words
96. IV · 843 words
97. V · 393 words
98. VI · 1,252 words
99. VII · 763 words
100. VIII · 703 words
101. IX · 547 words
102. X · 476 words
103. BOOK II · MATHEMATICAL REASONING · CHAPTER I · THE RELATIVITY OF SPACE · I · 2,014 words
104. II · 1,189 words
105. III · 1,300 words
106. IV · 1,001 words
107. V · 530 words
108. VI · 495 words
109. CHAPTER II · MATHEMATICAL DEFINITIONS AND TEACHING · 4,286 words
110. ARITHMETIC · 479 words
111. GEOMETRY · 625 words
112. MECHANICS · 1,223 words
113. CHAPTER III · MATHEMATICS AND LOGIC · INTRODUCTION · 712 words
114. I · 178 words
115. II · 687 words
116. III · 192 words
117. IV · DEFINITIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS · 735 words
118. V · 426 words
119. VI · 207 words
120. VII · PASIGRAPHY · 752 words
121. VIII · 205 words
122. CHAPTER IV · THE NEW LOGICS · I · 338 words
123. II · 235 words
124. III · 302 words
125. IV · 148 words
126. V · 367 words
127. VI · 475 words
128. VII · 278 words
129. VIII · 155 words
130. IX · 84 words
131. X · 252 words
132. XI · 886 words
133. XII · 455 words
134. XIII · 100 words
135. CHAPTER V · THE LATEST EFFORTS OF THE LOGISTICIANS · I · 79 words
136. II · 666 words
137. III · 687 words
138. IV · 474 words
139. V · 501 words
140. VI · 640 words
141. VII · 236 words
142. VIII · 272 words
143. IX · 119 words
144. X · 231 words
145. XI · 818 words
146. BOOK III · THE NEW MECHANICS · CHAPTER I · MECHANICS AND RADIUM · I · 1,136 words
147. II · 993 words
148. III · 293 words
149. IV · 635 words
150. V · 426 words
151. CHAPTER II · MECHANICS AND OPTICS · I · 1,018 words
152. II · 1,352 words
153. III · 1,059 words
154. IV · 553 words
155. V · 450 words
156. VI · 659 words
157. VII · 539 words
158. CHAPTER III · THE NEW MECHANICS AND ASTRONOMY · I · 1,102 words
159. II · 789 words
160. III · 1,819 words
161. IV · 327 words
162. BOOK IV · ASTRONOMIC SCIENCE · CHAPTER I · THE MILKY WAY AND THE THEORY OF GASES · 4,623 words
163. CHAPTER II · FRENCH GEODESY · 3,208 words
164. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS · 1,045 words
165. INDEX · 1,816 words