Elegance In Science: The Beauty Of Simplicity

The elegance in science is not always obvious, but it does play an important role. Here, Ian Glynn selects historical examples from a wide range of sciences to draw out the principle of elegance, highlighting the role of beauty and simplicity in science, and relating it to important philosophical issues related to inference to the best explanation.

• | By (Author): Ian (Emeritus Professor Of Physiology At Cambridge And A Fellow Of The Royal Society) Glynn
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 14, 2013
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199668817
• | ISBN-13: 9780199668816