CONTESTS. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



ACCORDANCE OF QUANTITATIVE THEORIES AND EXPERIMENTS. 



SECTION' PAGE 



1. Accordance of Quantitative Theories and Experiments . . 189 



2. Empirical Measurements . . . . . . .190 



3. Quantities indicated by Theory, but Empirically Measured . 192 



4. Explained Results of Measurement . . . . .193 



5. Quantities determined by Theory and verified by Measurement 194 



6. Quantities determined by Theory and not verified . .196 



7. Discordance of Theory and Experiment . . . .198 



8. Accordance of Measurements of Astronomical Distances . 201 



9. Selection of the best Mode of Measurement . . . .204 



10. Agreement of Distinct Modes of Measurement . . . 206 



11. Residual Phenomena . 212 



CHAPTER XXYI. 



CHARACTER OF THE EXPERIMENTALIST. 



1. Character of the Experimentalist . . . . .217 



2. Xature of Genius ........ 219 



3. Eiror of the Baconian Method 220 



4. Freedom of Theorizing . . . . . . .221 



5. The Newtonian Method, the True Organum . . . 226 



6. Candour and Courage of the Philosophic Mind . . .232 



7. The Philosophic Character of Faraday . . . . .234 



8. Reservation of Judgment . . . . . . .239 



BOOK V. 



GENEKALIZATION, ANALOGY, AND CLASSIFICATION. 

 CHAPTER XXVII. 



GENERALIZATION. 



1. Generalization ......... 242 



2. Distinction of Generalization and Analogy .... 244 



3. Two Meanings of Generalization ...... 246 



4. Value of Generalization . . . . . . .248 



5. Comparative Generality of Physical Properties . . . 249 



6. Uniform Properties of all Matter . . . . .254 



7. Variable Properties of Matter 258 



8. Extreme Instances of Properties ...... 259 



9. The Detection of Continuity 262 



10. The Law of Continuity 268 



11. Failure of the Law of Continuity ..... 273 



12. Negative Arguments on the Principle of Continuity . .276 



13. Tendency to Hasty Generalization 278 



