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The failings of the senses and intuition
The rise and role of mathematics
The astronomical worlds of the Greeks
The heliocentric theory of Copernicus and Kepler
Mathematics dominates physical science
Mathematics and the mystery of gravitation
Mathematics and the imperceptable electromagnetic world
A prelude to the theory of relativity
The relativistic world
The dissolution of matter : quantum theory
The reality of mathematical physics
Why does mathematics work?
Mathematics and nature's behavior

Requires a minimum of technical knowledge and gives an illuminating oversight of the historical developments ... with many interesting observations along the way."--Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society "The lively writing makes this suitable supplementary reading for advanced undergraduates from many disciplines. An extensive and often technical bibliography is included for those who want to go further