The pleasures of counting / T.W. Körner.
The pleasures of counting / T.W. Körner.
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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T0391158
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 534 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
I. The uses of abstraction. 1. Unfeeling statistics. 2. Prelude to a battle. 3. Blackett. 4. Aircraft versus submarine -- II. Meditations on measurement. 5. Biology in a darkened room. 6. Physics in a darkened room. 7. Subtle is the Lord. 8. A Quaker mathematician. 9. Richardson on war -- II. The pl...
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1996.
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The pleasures of counting / T.W. Körner.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 522-528) and index.
Transferred from N510/196.
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T0391158
Record Identifier
74VvP8yK0GaZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvP8yK0GaZ
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ISBN
052156087X (hardback)
9780521568234 (paperback)
0521568234 (paperback)
DDC
510
MMS ID
991005674099702626
