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The mathematician William Kingdon Clifford (184579) intended this work to be intelligible to non-specialists. Unfinished at his death, the book was completed by Karl Pearson and published in 1885. It explores five fundamental areas of mathematics - number, space, quantity, position and motion - delivering several original results along the way.

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Preface; 1. Number; 2. Space; 3. Quantity; 4. Position; 5. Motion.

The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences Cambridge Library Collection Physical Sciences

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 9/25/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108077125, 978-1108077125
      ISBN10: 1108077129
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The mathematician William Kingdon Clifford (184579) intended this work to be intelligible to non-specialists. Unfinished at his death, the book was completed by Karl Pearson and published in 1885. It explores five fundamental areas of mathematics - number, space, quantity, position and motion - delivering several original results along the way.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Number; 2. Space; 3. Quantity; 4. Position; 5. Motion.

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