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Seventeen equations that changed the world / Ian Stewart.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Profile Books, 2013.Description: x, 342 pISBN:
  • 9781846685323
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.8 S849s 2013
Summary: Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) QA 76.8 S849s 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000111581

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Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat.

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