Galileo's finger : the ten great ideas of science
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Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2003].
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viii, 380 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2003].
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Book
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-368) and index.
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Publisher's description: Galileo's Finger takes the reader on an extraordinary journey that embraces the ten central ideas of current science. "By a great idea," writes Peter Atkins, "I mean a simple concept of great reach, an acorn of an idea that ramifies into a great oak tree of application, a spider of an idea that can spin a great web and draw in a feast of explanation and elucidation." With wit, charm, and patience, Atkins leads the reader to an understanding of the essence of the whole of science, from evolution and the emergence of complexity, to entropy, the spring of all change in the universe; from energy, the universalization of accountancy, to symmetry, the quantification of beauty; and from cosmology, the globalization of reality, to spacetime, the arena of all action.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Atkins, P. W. 1. (2003). Galileo's finger: the ten great ideas of science . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Atkins, P. W. 1940-. 2003. Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Atkins, P. W. 1940-. Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science Oxford University Press, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Atkins, P. W. 1940-. Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science Oxford University Press, 2003.
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