Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge.

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Requires a minimum of technical knowledge and gives an illuminating oversight of the historical developments ... with many interesting observations along the way."--Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society "The lively writing makes this suitable supplementary reading for advanced...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kline, Morris
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
Temas:
Knowledge, Theory of.
Mathematics.
Perception.
Physics > History.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Mathématiques.
Physique > Histoire.
epistemology.
applied mathematics.
mathematics.
Knowledge, Theory of
Mathematics
Perception
Physics
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; Historical Overview: Is There an External World?; I. The Failings of the Senses and Intuition; II. The Rise and Role of Mathematics; III. The Astronomical Worlds of the Greeks; IV. The Heliocentric Theory of Copernicus and Kepler; V. Mathematics Dominates Physical Science; VI. Mathematics and the Mystery of Gravitation; VII. Mathematics and the Imperceptible Electromagnetic World; VIII. A Prelude to the Theory of Relativity; IX. The Relativistic World; X. The Dissolution of Matter: Quantum Theory; XI. The Reality of Mathematical Physics; XII. Why Does Mathematics Work?
  • XIII. Mathematics and Nature's BehaviorBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y.

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