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Elegance in Science: The beauty of simplicity Glynn, Ian (Emeritus Professor of Physiology at Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Society)
Elegance in Science: The beauty of simplicity
Glynn, Ian (Emeritus Professor of Physiology at Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Society)
The elegance in science is not always obvious, but it does play an important role. Here, Ian Glynn selects historical examples from a wide range of sciences to draw out the principle of elegance, highlighting the role of beauty and simplicity in science, and relating it to important philosophical issues related to inference to the best explanation.
304 pages, A number of black and white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 6, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199578627 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 290 |
| Dimensions | 147 × 223 × 28 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |