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Truth or Beauty

- Science and the Quest for Order

About Truth or Beauty

Questions the promises and pitfalls of associating beauty with truth, showing how ideas of mathematical elegance have inspired - and have sometimes misled - scientists attempting to understand nature. The author also shows how the ancient Greeks constructed a concept of the world based on musical harmony.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780300186611
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 356
  • Published:
  • November 26, 2012
  • Dimensions:
  • 160x234x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 598 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 18, 2024

Description of Truth or Beauty

Questions the promises and pitfalls of associating beauty with truth, showing how ideas of mathematical elegance have inspired - and have sometimes misled - scientists attempting to understand nature. The author also shows how the ancient Greeks constructed a concept of the world based on musical harmony.

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