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VII. Reason 



Limitations and hazards 82 



Some safeguards in use of reason in research 86 



The role of reason in research 92 



VIII. Observation 



Illustrations 96 



Some general principles in observation 98 



Scientific observation 102 



IX. Difficulties 



Mental resistance to new ideas 106 



Opposition to discoveries 1 1 1 



Errors of interpretation 1 1 5 



X. Strategy 



Planning and organising research 121 



Different types of research 126 



The transfer method in research 129 



Tactics 131 



XI. Scientists 



Attributes required for research 1 39 



Incentives and rewards 142 



The ethics of research 1 45 



Different types of scientific minds 148 



The scientific fife 151 



Appendix i 60 



Bibliography 169 



Index 175 



(The reference numbers throughout the book refer to 

 the numbers in the bibliography) 



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