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An edition of The art of the infinite (2003)

The art of the infinite

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It takes infinity in its countless guises, as a touchstone for understanding mathematical thinking. It shows us some of the ways that Man grappled with all and reveals mathematics as one of the most exhilarating expressions of human imagination.

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
324

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Subjects
Infinite Series, Infinite Processes, Mathematics, History of mathematics, Topics in philosophy, Science/Mathematics, Mathematics, popular works
People
George Peacock, L.E.J.Brower, Paul Erdős (1913-1996), Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), René Descartes (1596-1650), Richard Dedekind (1831-1916), Georg Cantor (1845-1918), Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), David Hilbert (1862-1943)
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The art of the infinite: our lost language of numbers
2003, Allen Lane
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The art of the infinite: the pleasures of mathematics
2003, Oxford University Press
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The Art of the Infinite
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements / ix
An Invitation / 1
Chapter One / Time and the mind / 3
Chapter Two / How do we hold these truths? / 29
Chapter Three / Designs on a locked chest / 56
Interlude / The Infinite and the definite / 75
Chapter Four / Skipping stones / 77
Chapter Five / Euclid Alone / 100
Interlude / Longing and the Infinite / 131
Chapter Six / The Eagle of the Algebra / 133
Chapter Seven / Into the Highlands / 167
Interlude / The Infinite and the Unknown / 200
Chapter Eight / Back of Beyond / 202
Chapter Nine / The Abyss / 228
Appendix / 263
Bibliography / 315
Index 317

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-316) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
515/.243
Library of Congress
QA295 .A85 2003, QA295.A85 2003

Contributors

Author
Kaplan Ellen
Illustrator
Ellen Kaplan
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4dt
Jacket Photo
Corbis-Bettmann

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
ix, 324 p. :
Number of pages
324

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3317632M
Internet Archive
artofinfinite00kapl
ISBN 10
019514743X
ISBN 13
9780195147438
LCCN
2004266678
OCLC/WorldCat
51962641
Library Thing
177283
Goodreads
1041613

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