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Karl Pearson : The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age /

Karl Pearson, founder of modern statistics, came to this field by way of passionate early studies of philosophy and cultural history as well as ether physics and graphical geometry. His faith in science grew out of a deeply moral quest, reflected also in his socialism and his efforts to find a new b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Porter, Theodore M., 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2004
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Karl Pearson, founder of modern statistics, came to this field by way of passionate early studies of philosophy and cultural history as well as ether physics and graphical geometry. His faith in science grew out of a deeply moral quest, reflected also in his socialism and his efforts to find a new basis for relations between men and women. This biography recounts Pearson's extraordinary intellectual adventure and sheds new light on the inner life of science. Theodore Porter's intensely personal portrait of Pearson extends from religious crisis and sexual tensions to metaphysical and.
Notas:Originally published: 2004.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (352 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400835706