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Mammography’s Shadows, II: Numbers and the First Large X-ray Screening Trial

Quantities, measured and analyzed with numbers and statistics, are the foundation of our ability to communicate the attributes of much of the physical world.   Mathematical formulas and calculus enable us to predict what will happen when we manipulate matter in motion.  Notations measuring differing lengths of vibrating strings can create the exquisite harmonies of the […]