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nydus/The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and MethodPublic

This collection compiles the scientific writings of Henri Poincaré, including *Science and Hypothesis*, *The Value of Science*, and *Science and Method*. The text explores the application of non-Euclidean geometry to theories of the universe and the possibility of alternative laws of nature.

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hyperbola, 215 hypotheses, 6, 15, 127, 133 hysteresis, 151 identity of spaces, 268 of two points, 259 illusions, optical, 202 incommensurable numbers, 44 induction, complete, 40, 452-3, 467-8 electromagnetic, 188 mathematical, 40, 220 principle of, 481 inertia, 93, 486, 489, 507 infinite, 448 infinitesimals, 50 inquisitor, 331 integration, 139 interpolation, 131 intuition, 210, 213, 215 invariant, 333 Ionians, 127 ions, 152 irrational number, 44 irreversible phenomena, 151 isotropic, 67 Japanese mice, 277, 427 Jevons, 451

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