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If you managed to get through this and the last chapter you must be congratulated. It may seem like a lot to remember, but this background is essential to discussing and understanding what is going to happen in the future as we perform the grand experiment on planet Earth.
All science requires mathematics. The knowledge of mathematical things is almost innate in us. This is the easiest of sciences, a fact which is obvious in that no one’s brain rejects it; for laymen and people who are utterly illiterate know how to count and reckon.
Roger Bacon (1214–1294)
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Hay, W.W. (2016). Applying Mathematics to Problems
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In: Experimenting on a Small Planet. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27404-1_3
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