calculating how long the human race will survive /
First Statement of Responsibility
Willard Wells
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chichester, UK :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Published in association with Praxis Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xxii, 212 p.) :
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ill
SERIES
Series Title
Springer-Praxis books in popular science
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-208) and index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Relies on intuitive probability formulations that are suitable for readers with a modest knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, and statistics. This book explains and gives examples of the conditions under which the author's principle is valid and provides evidence that can counteract the arguments of critics who would reject it entirely