Bibliograph

Mathematics and the search for knowledge, Morris Kline, Professor Emeritus, New York University

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Mathematics and the search for knowledge, Morris Kline, Professor Emeritus, New York University

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-254) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mathematics and the search for knowledge

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

10949472

Responsibility statement

Morris Kline, Professor Emeritus, New York University

Table Of Contents

The failings of the senses and intuition -- The rise and role of mathematics -- The astronomical worlds of the Greeks -- The heliocentric theory of Copernicus and Kepler -- Mathematics dominates physical science -- Mathematics and the mystery of gravitation -- Mathematics and the imperceptable electromagnetic world -- A prelude to the theory of relativity -- The relativistic world -- The dissolution of matter : quantum theory -- The reality of mathematical physics -- Why does mathematics work? -- Mathematics and nature's behavior

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