The Logic of Scientific Discovery

Popper, Karl R.

ISBN 10: 0090866312 / ISBN 13: 9780090866311

Published by Harper Torchbooks, 1959

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Previous owner's nameplate on inside front cover. Some age-related darkening of pages.
This book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the twentieth century. The book was first published in 1934, in German, with the title: Logik der Forschung. Zur Erkenntnistheorie der modernen Naturwissenschaft, which literally translates as, "Logic of Research: On the Epistemology of Modern Natural Science"'.
Popper rewrote his book in English with the English version first published in 1959. This copy is that 1959 version.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Logic of Scientific Discovery
• Publisher: Harper Torchbooks
• Publication Date: 1959
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0090866312
• ISBN 13: 9780090866311
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 1.75W x 15.24H x 22.86D centimeters 1.75 centimeters width by 15.24 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 453.592 grams
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When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the twentieth century.( the book was first published in 1934, in German, with the title Logik der Forschung. It was "reformulated" into English in 1959. See Wikipedia for details.)