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It Must Be Beautiful: Great Equations of Modern Science

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It Must Be Beautifulis a collection of 12 essays on the power and beauty of modern scientific equations by some of the world's foremost scientists and historians. Contributors include Steven Weinberg, Peter Galison, John Maynard Smith, and Frank Wilczek.

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