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BL
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| Record Number
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597044
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b426263
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| Main Entry
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Wells, Willard
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| Title & Author
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Apocalypse when? : calculating how long the human race will survive /\ Willard Wells
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| Publication Statement
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Berlin ;New York :: Springer ;Chichester, UK :: Published in association with Praxis Pub.,, c2009
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| Series Statement
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Springer-Praxis books in popular science
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xxii, 212 p.) :: ill
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| ISBN
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9780387098371
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: 0387098372
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9780387098364
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0387098364
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-208) and index
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| Abstract
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Relies on intuitive probability formulations that are suitable for readers with a modest knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, and statistics. This book explains and gives examples of the conditions under which the author's principle is valid and provides evidence that can counteract the arguments of critics who would reject it entirely
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| Subject
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Human ecology
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Human beings-- Effect of environment on
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Disaster victims-- Forecasting
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Probability measures
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| Dewey Classification
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304.2
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| LC Classification
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GF51.W45 2009eb
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GF51.W45 2009eb
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