Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 496 pages; Description: 496 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Science--Methodology. Science--Social aspects--Forecasting. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-467) and index. 1 Kg.

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Title

Searching for Certainty : What Scientists Can Know about the Future

Publisher

New York : W. Morrow

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0688089801

ISBN 13

9780688089801

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Hardcover

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First Edition.

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This journey through randomness, prediction, and chaos investigates developmental biology, weather prediction, mathematics, economics, and games of chance, showing why some future prediction systems work better than others

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