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Excerpt from Astronomers
Dr. Whewell''s maxim, that man is prone to become a deductive reasoner, is unfortunately illustrated in almost all modern books on natural philosophy, where the laws of nature are stated first, and then the phenomena which we observe are deduced from them. The actual process by which our knowledge of nature has been obtained is the inverse of this; and it seems that, by following the historical order, the reasoning is rendered clearer, because its object is seen from the beginning of the investigation, and the study of the science is rendered more interesting.
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Dr. Whewell''s maxim, that man is prone to become a deductive reasoner, is unfortunately illustrated in almost all modern books on natural philosophy, where the laws of nature are stated first, and then the phenomena which we observe are deduced from them. The actual process by which our knowledge of nature has been obtained is the inverse of this; and it seems that, by following the historical order, the reasoning is rendered clearer, because its object is seen from the beginning of the investigation, and the study of the science is rendered more interesting.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Edward John Chalmers Morton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780267420070
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 373
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Contributors
Author
Edward John Chalmers Morton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330327463
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 375
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