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Classics of Method

Science and Hypothesis

Henri Poincaré (1854–1912)

In preparation · announced for 2027

What convention is, what experiment can prove, and what the physicist actually does — the 1905 English rendering retired at last.

Reference: SSSP PROG-POINCARE-H
Series: Classics of Method
Author: Henri Poincaré (1854–1912)
Original title: La Science et l’Hypothèse
Translation: Renewed translation from the French
First published: 1902
Announced for: 2027

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