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Chaos: Making a New Science
de Gleick, James
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Bien/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670811785
- ISBN 13
- 9780670811786
- Librería
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Lake Leelanau, Michigan, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1987. Good. No Jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cover shows rubbing light edgewear, creased; interior clean, binding tight.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket.
Sinopsis
The million-copy bestseller by National Book Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist James Gleick that reveals the science behind chaos theory National bestseller More than a million copies sold A work of popular science in the tradition of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, this 20th-anniversary edition of James Gleick’s groundbreaking bestseller Chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos theory, one of the most significant waves of scientific knowledge in our time. From Edward Lorenz’s discovery of the Butterfly Effect, to Mitchell Feigenbaum’s calculation of a universal constant, to Benoit Mandelbrot’s concept of fractals, which created a new geometry of nature, Gleick’s engaging narrative focuses on the key figures whose genius converged to chart an innovative direction for science. In Chaos ,Gleick makes the story of chaos theory not only fascinating but also accessible to beginners, and opens our eyes to a surprising new view of the universe.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Brow Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 032058
- Título
- Chaos: Making a New Science
- Autor
- Gleick, James
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670811785
- ISBN 13
- 9780670811786
- Editorial
- Viking Penguin
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1987
- Palabras clave
- CHAOTIC BEHAVIOR SYSTEMS SCIENCE
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Brow Books
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
