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BL
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636572
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| Main Entry
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Tabak, John
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| Title & Author
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Mathematics and the laws of nature : : developing the language of science /\ John Tabak
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| Edition Statement
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Rev. ed
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| Series Statement
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The history of mathematics
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| Page. NO
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xx, 244 pages :: illustrations (some color),; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780816079438
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: 0816079439
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The preliminaries -- Mathematics and science in ancient Greece -- A period of transition -- New sciences -- Mathematics and the law of conservation of momentum -- Mathematics and the law of conservation of mass -- Mathematics and th laws of thermodynamics -- New insights into conservation laws -- Natural laws and randomness
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| Abstract
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Describes the evolution of the idea that nature can be described in the language of mathematics. --from publisher description
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| Subject
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Mathematics-- History
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Science-- History
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| Dewey Classification
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510.9
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| LC Classification
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QA21.T22 2011
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