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“The Grammar of Science”

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PROF. KARL PEARSON'S “Grammar” merits more justice than it has received from “C. G. K.” It is a remarkable book which I have read with much interest. He tells us (p. 15) that “the unity of science consists alone in its method, not in its material,” and therefore the method employed in this work on science acquires a special interest.

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MIVART, S. “The Grammar of Science”. Nature 46, 269–270 (1892). https://doi.org/10.1038/046269b0

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