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The grand contraption : the world as myth, number and chance
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The grand contraption : the world as myth, number and chance

by David Park

A history of humanity's 4,000-year quest to make sense of the Earth and the cosmos, analysing how scientific, philosophical and religious ideas have shaped our evolving understanding of the universe.

Accession 5486 ISBN 0691121338 Publisher Princeton University Press
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