First Edition (Number Line With The One Present). Includes Bibliographical References, Glossary, Photo Credits And Index. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With One Quarter Purple Cloth Over White Paper. Light Blue Lettering On The Spine.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Chaos and Harmony: Perspectives on Scientific Revolutions of the 20th Century

Publisher

Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U. S. A.

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0195129172

ISBN 13

9780195129175

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Synopsis

Thuan recounts how a profound change in our worldview has come about, as the Newtonian picture of a sterile mechanistic and deterministic world, which dominated Western thought for 300 years, has, in the 20th century, given way to a liberated world brimming with creativity. We now recognise that reality is moulded by contingent events. The book details, in clear prose, how this sweeping change in world view has come about, using examples drawn from Astronomy, Physics, Biology and Mathematics. The science is presented soberly and accurately, but the book is suffused with passion and effectively communicates the feelings and values which accompany scientific understanding.

About the Author

Trinh Xuan Thuan is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Virginia, and the author of The Secret Melody. He is a well-known science writer in France, where his books have been major bestsellers. On leave from the University of Virginia until August, 2000, he is living in Paris, France.

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