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Introduction 13
Ch. 1 "The Basis of Civilization": The Pythagorean Theorem 21
Interlude Rules, Proofi, and the Magic of Mathematics 42
Ch. 2 "The Soul of Classical Mechanics": Newton's Second Law of Motion 46
Interlude The Book of Nature 65
Ch. 3 "The High Point of the Scientific Revolution": Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation 69
Interlude That Apple 88
Ch. 4 "The Gold Standard for Mathematical Beauty": Euler's Equation 91
Interlude Equations as Icons 107
Ch. 5 The Scientific Equivalent of Shakespeare: The Second Law of Thermodynamies 111
Interlude The Science of Impossibility 128
Ch. 6 "The Most Significant Event of the 19th Century": Maxwell's Equations 132
Interlude Overcoming Anosognosia; or Restoring the Vitality of the Humanities 152
Ch. 7 Celebrity Equation: E = mc[superscript 2] 156
Interlude Crazy Ideas 180
Ch. 8 The Golden Egg: Einstein's Equation for General Relativity 185
Interlude Science Critics 209
Ch. 9 "The Basic Equation of Quantum Theory": Schrodinger's Equation 214
Interlude The Double Consciousness of Scientists 230
Ch. 10 Living with Uncertainty: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle 235
Interlude The Yogi and the Quantum 261
Conclusion: Bringing the Strange Home 266
Notes 273
Illustration Credits 299
Index 303
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