Apollos Arrow - Paperback
by David Orrell
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780002245708ISBN-10:2245701UPC:9780002245708Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Physics, MechanicsBook Topic:Mathematical & Computational, StaticsSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 1.15 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCR0JGP7VR
Apollos Arrow
From seers to scientists, mystics to meteorologists, there have always been peoplewho claim to know what will happen in the future. The Oracle at Delphi, Pythagoras, Newton and the stock analyst on a business report have all endeavoured to look forward in time. But even with recent technological advances and the help of computers and satellites, are we any better at predicting the future now than...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780002245708ISBN-10:2245701UPC:9780002245708Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Physics, MechanicsBook Topic:Mathematical & Computational, StaticsSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 1.15 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCR0JGP7VR
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David Orrell, Ph.D.
, received his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Oxford. His work in the prediction of complex systems has been featured in New Scientist and the Financial Times, and on BBC Radio, ABC Radio (Australia) and NPR. His theory that errors in weather forecasts are due not to chaos (the "butterfly effect") but to model error stirred up a storm of debate...Publisher: Harper Perennial
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