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''The Grammar of Science'' is a book by Karl Pearson first published in hardback in 1892. In 1900, the second edition, published by Adam & Charles Black, appeared. The third, revised, edition was also published by Adam & Charles Black in 1911. It was recommended by Einstein to his friends of the Olympia Academy. Several themes were covered in this book that later became part of the theories of Einstein and other scientists, such as: * the relativity of motion to a frame of reference (fixed stars), * the equivalence of "matter" and energy, * physics as geometry, * the non-existence of the ether, * the importance of creative imagination rather than mere fact-gathering, * antimatter, * fourth dimension, * wrinkles in space, * molecular relative position and motion, and * motion of corpuscles as relative motion in a field. ==Chapter I== ''"Introductory - The Scope and Method of Science"'' # The scope of science is to ascertain truth in every possible branch of knowledge. There is no sphere of inquiry which lies outside the legitimate field of science. To draw a distinction between the scientific and philosophical fields is obfuscation. # The scientific method has the following distinctive features: :: * (a) careful and accurate measurement of data, and "observation of their correlation and sequence"; :: *(b) discovery of scientific laws by aid of the creative imagination; :: *(c) self-criticism; :: *(d) final decisions having equal validity for all normally constituted minds. # The claims of science to our support depend on: :: *(a) the efficient mental training it provides for the citizen; :: *(b) the light it brings to bear on many important social problems; :: *(c) the increased comfort it adds to practical life; :: *(d) the permanent gratification it yields to the aesthetic judgment. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Grammar of Science」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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