CHAPTER XII.

THE INDUCTIVE OR INVERSE APPLICATION OF THE THEORY OF PROBABILITY.

1. The Inductive or Inverse Application of the Theory 240

2. Principle of the Inverse Method 242

3. Simple Applications of the Inverse Method 244

4. The Theory of Probability in Astronomy 247

5. The General Inverse Problem 250

6. Simple Illustration of the Inverse Problem 253

7. General Solution of the Inverse Problem 255

8. Rules of the Inverse Method 257

9. Fortuitous Coincidences 261

10. Summary of the Theory of Inductive Inference 265

BOOK III.

METHODS OF MEASUREMENT.