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It must be beautiful : great equations of modern science / edited by Graham Farmelo.

It must be beautiful : great equations of modern scienc...

It must be beautiful : great equations of modern science / edited by Graham Farmelo.

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It must be beautiful : great equations of modern science / edited by Graham Farmelo.

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Full title

It must be beautiful : great equations of modern science / edited by Graham Farmelo.

Publisher

London : Granta, 2002.

Alternative title

Great equations of modern science.

Date

2002.

Call Numbers

N511.33/5

Record Identifier

74Vvb53oXZGA

MMS ID

991015009739702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xvi, 284 p. : ill. ; 20cm.

Contents

Foreword: it must be beautiful -- A revolution with no revolutionaries: the Planck-Einstein equation for the energy of a quantum -- The best possible time to be alive: the logistic map -- A mirror in the sky: the Drake equaiton -- The sextant equation: E = mc2 -- An environmental fairy tale: the Mol...

Publication information

Publisher

London : Granta, 2002.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2002.

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Full title

It must be beautiful : great equations of modern science / edited by Graham Farmelo.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Artists

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-273) and index.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N511.33/5

Record Identifier

74Vvb53oXZGA

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvb53oXZGA

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ISBN

1862075557 (pbk)

9781862074798 :

1862074798 :

9781862074798

1862074798

9781862075559 (pbk)

DDC

511.33

MMS ID

991015009739702626

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