The triumph of numbers : how counting shaped modern life / I. Bernard Cohen.
The triumph of numbers : how counting shaped modern life / I. Bernard Cohen.
The triumph of numbers : how counting shaped modern life / I. Bernard Cohen.
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New York : W.W. Norton, c2005.
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N519.509/4
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English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Foreword / Peter Buck -- 1. A world of numbers -- 2. New worlds based on numbers -- 3. Numerology and mystic philosophy : scientists at play with numbers -- 4. Numbers in the age of reason -- 5. New uses for numbers -- 6. A deluge of statistics -- 7. Statistics reaches maturity : the age of Quetelet...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2005.
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"In The Triumph of Numbers, his last work, I. B. Cohen explores how numbers have come to assume a leading role just about everywhere in science, in the operations and structure of government, in the analysis of society, in marketing, in sports, and more. Cohen shows how, not so long ago, the problems of government, science, and engineering led to t...
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The triumph of numbers : how counting shaped modern life / I. Bernard Cohen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N519.509/4
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74VKdZ6b7MrO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdZ6b7MrO
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0393057690
9780393057690
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519.509
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991019819209702626
