"Henri Poincare�s Science and Method is an examination of the process scientists go through when determining which of the countless facts before them will be most useful in advancing scientific knowledge. In this highly readable text�first published in 1908 and here presented in a 1914 translation�Poincare investigates mathematics, logic, physics, mechanics, and astronomy and discusses how the methods of selection differ with each field. Topics discussed include: � the selection of facts � the future of mathematics � chance � the relativity of space � mathematics and logic � mechanics and radium � mechanics and optics � the new mechanics and astronomy � the Milky Way and the theory of gases � and much more. French theoretical physicist, philosopher of science, and mathematician HENRI POINCARE (1854�1912) also wrote New Methods of Celestial Mechanics (1892�99) and Lessons of Celestial Mechanics. (1905�10)."

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Henri Poincar� is one of the most famous mathematicians and scientists of the last 500 years. He was a polymath who excelled in theoretical physics, engineering, philosophy, and mathematics.

Science and Method is Poincar�'s treatment of the philosophy of the scientific method. "If the scientist had an infinity of time at his disposal," He states, "It would be sufficient to say to him, 'Look, and look carefully.'" Since the scientist does not operate in infinity however, the author has written this textbook to assist in determining how best to proceed with scientific studies. The book is divided into five chapters that are interrelated and depend fairly heavily on one another. Topics covered include the selection of facts, mathematical discovery, the relativity of space, mathematics and logic, mechanics and radium, an examination of the Milky Way, and finally, French geodesy. Poincar� concludes this book with a brief summary that highlights the overarching conclusions of the text.

As a textbook and a resource guide, Science and Method is a great success. It is a highly readable treatment of the material, one that will appeal to those involved in all disciplines of science and mathematics. Henri Poincar� writes with a clarity that is rarely found in the works of such accomplished academics. This is a definitive work on the subject from one of the true geniuses of our time.

Science and Method is one of Poincar�'s most well read books, and with good reason. It is everything a good science book should be. Educational and illuminating, it still maintains a readability that few texts on the subject do. This book is highly recommended for anybody interested in furthering their knowledge of the scientific method.

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