# The principles of science

Author: Jevons, William Stanley, 1835-1882

Genre: Category: Science - Physics

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74864

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+principles+of+science+Jevons&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Science arises from the discovery of Identity amidst Diversity. The process may be described in different words, but our language must always imply the presence of one common and necessary element. In every act of inference or scientific method we are engaged about a certain identity, sameness, similarity, likeness, resemblance, analogy, equivalence or equality apparent between two objects. It is doubtful whether an entirely isolated phenomenon could present itself to our notice, since there must always be some points of similarity between object and object. But in any case an isolated phenomenon could be studied to no useful purpose. The whole value of science consists in the power which...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XXX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/65/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/66/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/38/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/46/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/61/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/39/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/45/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/47/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/64/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/55/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/58/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/51/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/53/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/41/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/59/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/48/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/44/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/57/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/56/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/60/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/40/index.md)
- [part 4.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/43/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/54/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/52/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/62/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/35/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/34/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/33/index.md)
- [Part ii.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/50/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/36/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/49/index.md)
- [part i.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/37/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/42/index.md)
- [Part ii. p. 246.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/63/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/28/index.md)
- [BOOK III → BOOK IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/67/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-principles-of-science-74864/chapters/3/index.md)