Analogy and Invention Some Remarks on Poincaré’s Analysis Situs Papers

In Hassan Tahiri (ed.), The Philosophers and Mathematics: Festschrift for Roshdi Rashed. Cham: Springer Verlag. pp. 1-23 (2018)
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The primary role played by analogy in Henri Poincaré’s work, and in particular in his “analysis situs” papers, is emphasized. Poincaré’s “sixth example” and his construction of the homology sphere are discussed in detail.

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