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Celestial Encounters : The Origins of Chaos and Stability

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Celestial Encounters traces the history of attempts to solve the problem of celestial mechanics first posited in Isaac Newton's Principia in 1686. More generally, the authors reflect on mathematical creativity and the roles that chance encounters, politics, and circumstance play in it. 23 halftones. 64 line illustrations.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780691005454
  • ISBN-10: 0691005451
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publish Date: March 1999
  • Dimensions: 8.91 x 5.74 x 0.68 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.74 pounds
  • Page Count: 256

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