The principles of science

CHAPTER XXIII.

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THE USE OF HYPOTHESIS.

1. The Use of Hypothesis 504

2. Requisites of a good Hypothesis 510

3. Possibility of Deductive Reasoning 511

4. Consistency with the Laws of Nature 514

5. Conformity with Facts 516

6. Experimentum Crucis 518

7. Descriptive Hypotheses 522