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240 10 a| Chaos et l'harmonie.l| English=| ^A623073;

245 10 a| Chaos and harmony :b| perspectives on scientific revolutions of the twentieth century /c| Trinh Xuan Thuan ; translated by Axel Reisinger.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2001.;

300 a| xii, 366 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]) and index.;

505 0 a| Truth and beauty -- Contingency and necessity: the formation of the solar system -- Chaos in the cosmic machinery, and uncertainty in determinism -- The austere beauty of symmetry -- The unbearable strangeness of atoms -- The creative universe -- The unreasonable effectiveness of thought.;

650 0 a| Astrophysicsx| Philosophy.=| ^A30479;

650 0 a| Chaotic behavior in systems.=| ^A164708;

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Chaos and harmony : perspectives on scientific revolutions of the twentieth century / Trinh Xuan Thuan ; translated by Axel Reisinger.

Author/creator	Trinh, Xuan Thuan
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Description	xii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Astrophysics--Philosophy. Chaotic behavior in systems.

Uniform title	Chaos et l'harmonie. English
Contents	Truth and beauty -- Contingency and necessity: the formation of the solar system -- Chaos in the cosmic machinery, and uncertainty in determinism -- The austere beauty of symmetry -- The unbearable strangeness of atoms -- The creative universe -- The unreasonable effectiveness of thought.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]) and index.
LCCN	99038174
ISBN	0195129172 (alk. paper)

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