| Description |
xii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-346) and index. |
| Contents |
A precocious genius -- Filling the void : from Galileo to Torricelli -- Creating emptiness : Pascal's ingenious methods -- The battle of the void : the Jesuits against Pascal -- The great experiment on a mountain in France -- Why pumps work : the treatise on the equilibrium of liquids -- Submerged in a sea of air : the treatise on the weight of the mass of air -- Pascal on the advancement of learning in science and religion -- The use of logic and the role of experimentation -- The marvelous arithmetical triangle -- Mastering games of chance -- Putting the arithmetical triangle to work -- The brilliance and pride of a gambler and a mathematician -- Conclusion. |
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Games of chance (Mathematics)
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Games of chance (Mathematics) |
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Experimental design.
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Experimental design. |
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Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662.
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Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662. |
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Science, Renaissance.
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Science, Renaissance. |
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Mathematics.
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Mathematics. |
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Physics.
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Physics. |
| Added Title |
Designing experiments and games of change |
| ISBN |
0881353760 alkaline paper |
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