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Role of Mathematics in the Rise of Science
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Full Title:
Role of Mathematics in the Rise of Science
Contributors:
By (Author) Salomon Trust
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Philosophy of mathematics
Dewey:
510.9
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
398
Dimensions:
Width 127mm, Height 203mm
Weight:
369g
Description
The central theme of these essays is the nature and role of mathematics, its growth and spread, and its involvement with ever-wider areas of knowledge. The author attempts to determine the decisive and creative aspects of the abstractness" of mathematics which have made it the dominant intellectual force that it is. He frequently confronts the math
