Applying mathematics : immersion, inference, interpretation / Otávio Bueno and Steven French.
How is that when scientists need some piece of mathematics through which to frame their theory, it is there to hand? Bueno and French offer a new approach to the puzzle of the applicability of mathematics, through a detailed examination of a series of case studies from the history of twentieth-centu...
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | How is that when scientists need some piece of mathematics through which to frame their theory, it is there to hand? Bueno and French offer a new approach to the puzzle of the applicability of mathematics, through a detailed examination of a series of case studies from the history of twentieth-century physics. |
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| Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191852862 (ebook) |
| DOI: | 10.1093/oso/9780198815044.001.0001 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 21, 2018) |