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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61515698 Title: Galileo's finger : the ten great ideas of science Author: P W Atkins Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN/ISSN: 0198606648 9780198606642 OCLC:61515698

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Galileo's finger : the ten great ideas of science

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Galileo's finger : the ten great ideas of science

Author:	P W Atkins
Publisher:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	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 Read more...
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	P W Atkins Find more information about:
ISBN:	0198606648 9780198606642
OCLC Number:	61515698
Description:	viii, 380 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:	Prologue: the emergence of understanding -- ch. 1. Evolution: the emergence of complexity -- ch. 2. DNA: the rationalization of biology -- ch. 3. Energy: the universalization of accountancy -- ch. 4. Entropy: the spring of change -- ch. 5. Atoms: the reduction of matter -- ch. 6. Symmetry: the quantification of beauty -- ch. 7. Quanta: the simplification of understanding -- ch. 8. Cosmology: the globalization of reality -- ch. 9. Spacetime: the arena of action -- ch. 10. Arithmetic: the limits of reason -- Epilogue: the future of understanding.
Responsibility:	Peter Atkins.
More information:	Publisher description Table of contents only Contributor biographical information

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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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