SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS · Introduction by Royce 9 Introduction 27 · PART I. _Number and Magnitude_

From The Foundations of Science by Henri Poincaré.

CHAPTER I.--On the Nature of Mathematical Reasoning 31 Syllogistic Deduction 31 Verification and Proof 32 Elements of Arithmetic 33 Reasoning by Recurrence 37 Induction 40 Mathematical Construction 41

CHAPTER II.--Mathematical Magnitude and Experience 43 Definition of Incommensurables 44 The Physical Continuum 46 Creation of the Mathematical Continuum 46 Measurable Magnitude 49 Various Remarks (Curves without Tangents) 50 The Physical Continuum of Several Dimensions 52 The Mathematical Continuum of Several Dimensions 53

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