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Author Park, David, 1919-2012.

Title The grand contraption : the world as myth, number, and chance / David Park.

Publication Info. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2005]
©2005

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 Moore Stacks  Q125 .P323 2005    Available  ---
Description xiv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-325) and index.
Contents Voices from the Sands -- Managing the World -- Guesswork -- Earth and Heaven -- Beginnings and Endings -- Philosophy Continued -- Interlude: The World Map -- Towards a New Astronomy -- What is the World Made of? -- The Universe Measured -- The View from Here.
Subject Science -- History.
Science.
History.
Science -- Social aspects.
Science -- Social aspects.
Science and civilization.
Science and civilization.
ISBN 0691121338 acid-free paper