TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pincock,Christopher
TI  - Mathematics and scientific representation
T2  - Oxford studies in the philosophy of science
SN  - 9780199932313 (ebook) :
AV  - Q175.32.M38 P56 2012
U1  - 501.51 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Science
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Methodology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Mathematics plays a central role in much of contemporary science, but philosophers have struggled to understand what this role is or how significant it might be for mathematics and science. Pincock tackles this perennial question by asking how mathematics contributes to the success of our best scientific representations
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199757107.001.0001
ER  -