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The artful universe expanded / / John D. Barrow
| The artful universe expanded / / John D. Barrow |
| Autore | Barrow John D. <1952-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina | 111.85 |
| Soggetto topico |
Art - History
Nature (Aesthetics) Art and science |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-161583-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Preface to new edition -- Contents -- 1. Tales of the unexpected -- 2. The impact of evolution -- A room with a view: matters of perspective -- The mind-benders: distortions of thought and space -- The inheritors: adaptation and evolution -- After Babel: a linguistic digression -- A sense of reality: the evolution of mental pictures -- The care and maintenance of a small planet: cosmic environmentalism -- Gravity's rainbow: the fabric of the world -- Chronicle of a death foretold: of death and immortality -- The human factor: light in the darkness -- The world is not enough: the grand illusion -- 3. Size, life, and landscape -- A delicate balance: equilibria in the Universe -- Of mice and men: life on Earth -- The jagged edge: living fractals -- Bilateral agreements: appreciating curves -- Fractal expressionism: the strange case of Jack the Dripper -- War and peace: size and culture -- Far from the madding crowd: the size of populations -- Les liaisons dangereuses: complexity, mobility, and cultural evolution -- Network news: branching out -- The Go-Betweenies: messing with Mister In-Between -- The rivals: the evolution of cooperation -- The secret garden: the art of landscape -- Figures in a landscape: the dilemma of computer art -- Midnight's children: a first glimpse of the stars -- 4. The heavens and the Earth -- The remains of the day: rhythms of life -- Empire of the Sun: the reasons for the seasons -- Extrasolar planets: a case of spatial prejudice -- A handful of dust: the Earth below -- Pebble in the sky: the Moon above -- Darkness at noon: eclipses -- Hamlet's mill: the wandering Pole Star -- Paper moon: controlling chaotic planets -- Mars in your eyes: they came from outer space -- The man who was Thursday: the origins of the week.
Long day's journey into night: the origin of the constellations -- Study in scarlet: the sources of colour vision -- Outward bound: the way of the world -- 5. The natural history of noise -- The club of queer trades: soundscapes -- Sense and sensibility: a matter of timing -- Incidental music: a harmless by-product? -- The glass bead game: the music of the spheres -- Player piano: hearing by numbers -- The sound of silence: decomposing music -- The imitation game: listlessness -- The sound of music: hearing and listening -- Adventures of Roderick Random: white noise, pink noise, and black noise -- 6. All's well that ends well -- Bibliography -- Illustration acknowledgements -- Index -- Footnotes -- pg11fn1 -- pg11fn2 -- pg13fn1 -- pg19fn1 -- pg25fn1 -- pg28fn1 -- pg28fn2 -- pg38fn1 -- pg40fn1 -- pg41fn1 -- pg44fn1 -- pg46fn1 -- pg46fn2 -- pg64fn1 -- pg83fn1 -- pg84fn1 -- pg90fn1 -- pg96fn1 -- pg109fn1 -- pg111fn1 -- pg113fn1 -- pg127fn1 -- pg138fn1 -- pg142fn1 -- pg143fn2 -- pg148fn1 -- pg158fn1 -- pg162fn1 -- pg163fn1 -- pg173fn1 -- pg173fn2 -- pg178fn1 -- pg179fn2 -- pg181fn1 -- pg187fn1 -- pg188fn1 -- pg189fn1 -- pg195fn1 -- pg196fn1 -- pg197fn1 -- pg197fn2 -- pg207fn1 -- pg209fn1 -- pg210fn2 -- pg212fn1 -- pg213fn1 -- pg215fn1 -- pg216fn2 -- pg218fn1 -- pg230fn1 -- pg238fn1 -- pg242fn1 -- pg248fn1 -- pg249fn1 -- pg257fn1 -- pg259fn1 -- pg261fn1 -- pg262fn1 -- pg262fn2 -- pg263fn1 -- pg268fn1 -- pg270fn1 -- pg273fn1 -- pg274fn1 -- pg275fn1. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461239903321 |
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impossibility : the limits of science and the science of limits / / John D. Barrow
| Impossibility : the limits of science and the science of limits / / John D. Barrow |
| Autore | Barrow John D. <1952-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Gödel's theorem
Limit (Logic) Science - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
0-19-773235-6
1-280-83316-5 9786610833160 0-19-152338-0 0-19-535138-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Chapter 1: The art of the impossible; Chapter 2: The hope of progress; Chapter 3: Back to the future; Chapter 4: Being human; Chapter 5: Technological limits; Chapter 6: Cosmological limits; Chapter 7: Deep limits; Chapter 8: Impossibility and us; Chapter 9: Impossibility: taking stock; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813451103321 |
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Barrow John D. <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1998 | ||
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New theories of everything [[electronic resource] ] : the quest for ultimate explanation / / John D. Barrow
| New theories of everything [[electronic resource] ] : the quest for ultimate explanation / / John D. Barrow |
| Autore | Barrow John D. <1952-> |
| Edizione | [[2nd ed., New ed.].] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BarrowJohn D. <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Cosmology Physics Physics - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-14697-8
9786611146979 0-19-151765-8 1-4294-9853-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 Ultimate explanation; 2 Laws; 3 Initial conditions; 4 Forces and particles; 5 Constants of Nature; 6 Broken symmetries; 7 Organizing principles; 8 Selection effects; 9 Is 'pi' really in the sky?; Select Bibliography; Index; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450893403321 |
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Barrow John D. <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New theories of everything : the quest for ultimate explanation / / John D. Barrow
| New theories of everything : the quest for ultimate explanation / / John D. Barrow |
| Autore | Barrow John D. <1952-> |
| Edizione | [[2nd ed., New ed.].] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BarrowJohn D. <1952-> |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Cosmology Physics Physics - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-383-00289-4
1-281-14697-8 9786611146979 0-19-151765-8 1-4294-9853-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 Ultimate explanation; 2 Laws; 3 Initial conditions; 4 Forces and particles; 5 Constants of Nature; 6 Broken symmetries; 7 Organizing principles; 8 Selection effects; 9 Is 'pi' really in the sky?; Select Bibliography; Index; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820917303321 |
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Barrow John D. <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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