Download or read book Mathematics and Scientific Representation written by Christopher Pincock and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-01-13 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics plays a central role in much of contemporary science, but philosophers have struggled to understand what this role is or how significant it might be for mathematics and science. Pincock tackles this perennial question by asking how mathematics contributes to the success of our best scientific representations.