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Clock Mirage
Our Myth of Measured Time
Av Joseph Mazur
Inbunden, 2020
281 kr
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Named one of Book Riot’s Six Great Nonfiction Books about Time: a tour of clocks throughout the centuries—from the sandglass to the telomere—that reveals the physical, biological, and social nature of time“[A] mind-stretching book. . . . Skilfully written.”—John Carey, Sunday Times (London)What is …
Clock Mirage
Our Myth of Measured Time
Av Joseph Mazur
E-bok, 2020
276 kr
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A tour of clocks throughout the centuries—from the sandglass to the telomere—to reveal the physical, biological, and social nature of time.Named one of Book Riot''sSix Great Nonfiction Books about TimeWhat is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for …
Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math
Av Joseph Mazur
Häftad, 2006
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
307 kr
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Zeno's Paradox
Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time
Av Joseph Mazur
Häftad, 2008
307 kr
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Fluke
The Math and Myth of Coincidence
Av Joseph Mazur
Inbunden, 2016
243 kr
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What are the chances? This is the question we ask ourselves when we encounter the strangest and most seemingly impossible coincidences, like the woman who won the lottery four times or the fact that Lincoln's dreams foreshadowed his own assassination. But, when we look at coincidences …
What's Luck Got to Do with It?
The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion
Av Joseph Mazur
Inbunden, 2010
263 kr
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Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a lively and eye-opening look at the …
Enlightening Symbols
A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers
Av Joseph Mazur
Inbunden, 2014
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
392 kr
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While all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren't available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we …
Enlightening Symbols
A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers
Av Joseph Mazur
Häftad, 2016
374 kr
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While all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren't available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we …
Euclid in the Rainforest
Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math
Av Joseph Mazur
E-bok, 2006
125 kr
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Like Douglas Hofstadter’s Gödel, Escher, Bach , and David Berlinski’s A Tour of the Calculus , Euclid in the Rainforest combines the literary with the mathematical to explore logic—the one indispensable tool in man’s quest to understand the world. Underpinning both math and science, it is the …
What's Luck Got to Do with It?
The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler''s Illusion
Av Joseph Mazur
E-bok, 2010
357 kr
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The hazards of feeling lucky in gambling Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What''s Luck Got to Do with It? …
Enlightening Symbols
A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers
Av Joseph Mazur
E-bok, 2014
279 kr
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An entertaining look at the origins of mathematical symbols While all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren''t available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before …
Zeno's Paradox
Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time
Av Joseph Mazur
E-bok, 2008
92 kr
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The fascinating story of an ancient riddle?and what it reveals about the nature of time and space Three millennia ago, the Greek philosopher Zeno constructed a series of logical paradoxes to prove that motion is impossible. Today, these paradoxes remain on the cutting edge of our investigations …
Motion Paradox
The 2,500-Year Old Puzzle Behind All the Mysteries of Time and Space
Av Joseph Mazur
E-bok, 2007
115 kr
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The epic tale of an ancient, unsolved puzzle and how it relates to all scientific attempts to explain the basic structure of the universe At the dawn of science the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno formulated his paradox of motion, and amazingly, it is still on the cutting edge of all investigations …
Fluke
The Maths and Myths of Coincidences
Av Joseph Mazur
Häftad, 2017
111 kr
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What are the chances?! This exclamation greets the scarcely believable coincidence – you’re picked up by the same taxi driver several years and thousands of miles apart or, in a second-hand bookshop far from home, you find your own childhood copy of Winnie-the-Pooh on the shelf. But the unlikely is …
Fluke
The Maths and Myths of Coincidences
Av Joseph Mazur
E-bok, 2016
106 kr
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What are the chances?! This exclamation greets the scarcely believable coincidence – you’re picked up by the same taxi driver several years and thousands of miles apart or, in a second-hand bookshop far from home, you find your own childhood copy of Winnie-the-Pooh on the shelf. But the unlikely is …
