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Representation and productive ambiguity in mathematics and the sciences / Emily R. Grosholz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grosholz, Emily, 1950- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Philosophy.
- Mathematics.
- Mathematics--History.
- Representation (Philosophy).
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (332 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focusing on geometrical demonstration, the author shows the roles that representation and ambiguity play in mathematical discovery. She presents a wide range of case studies in mechanics, topology, algebra, logic, and chemistry, focusing particularly on the 17th and 20th centuries.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introductory Chapters; Part II: Chemistry and Geometry; Part III: Geometry and Seventeenth Century Mechanics; Part IV: Geometry and Twentieth Century Topology; List of Illustrations; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 1-383-04440-6
- 1-281-15537-3
- 9786611155377
- 0-19-153851-5
- 1-4356-1016-4
- OCLC:
- 476244460
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