Introduction to science / by Alex Hill.

  • Alexander Hill
Date:
1900
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Introduction to science / by Alex Hill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I.—FIRST PRINCIPLES PAGE Definition of Science ........ i Aim of Science ......... 5 Boundaries of Science . . . . . . . 11 The Relation of Philosophy to Science .... 24 The Senses the Agents of the Mind . . . . 28 The Extension of the Senses by Artificial Aids . . 38 Classification of the Sciences ...... 42 History of Science ........ 46 Method of Science ........ 50 SECTION II.—CERTAIN PROBLEMS OF THE DAY The Age of the Earth . . . . . . . 61 The Ultimate Constitution of Matter . . , . 73 The Origin of Species . . . . . . . 89 The Cause of the Coagulation of the Blood . . . 103 The Function of Nerve-Fibres and Nerve-Cells . . 113 126 Micro phytology .
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