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010 _a 2006001984
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020 _a0226199940 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _a9780226199948
035 _a(OCoLC)ocm63187417
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050 0 0 _aQ172
_b.E36 2006
082 0 0 _a510 EKE 2006
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100 1 _aEkeland, I.
_q(Ivar),
_d1944-
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245 1 4 _aThe best of all possible worlds :
_bmathematics and destiny /
_cIvar Ekeland.
260 _aChicago :
_bUniversity of Chicago Press,
_c2006.
300 _a207 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]-198) and index.
505 0 _aKeeping the beat -- The birth of modern science -- The least action principle -- From computations to geometry -- Poincaré and beyond -- Pandora's box -- May the best one win -- The end of nature -- The common good -- A personal conclusion.
650 0 _aScience
_xMathematics.
_92994
650 0 _aMathematical analysis.
_92757
650 0 _aLogic, Symbolic and mathematical.
_917322
650 0 _aHuman behavior.
_914099
650 0 _aEthics.
_91778
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip067/2006001984.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006001984-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006001984-d.html
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