An edition of Descartes' Dream (1986)

Descartes' Dream

The World According to Mathematics

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An edition of Descartes' Dream (1986)

Descartes' Dream

The World According to Mathematics

1st ed.

by and

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings)
  • 9 Want to read
  • 3 Have read

Discusses the impact that mathematics and computers have on our intellectual and emotional lives.

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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Language
English
Pages
321

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Previews available in: German English

Subjects

Computers and civilization Mathematics Philosophy Social aspects Social aspects of Mathematics Mathematics, philosophy Angewandte Mathematik Gesellschaft Mathematisierung Entwicklung Aufsatzsammlung

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René Descartes (1596-1650)

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Cover of: Descartes' Traum
Descartes' Traum: über die Mathematisierung von Zeit und Raum ; von denkenden Computern, Politik und Liebe
1990, Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl.
in German
Cover of: Descartes' dream
Descartes' dream: the world according to mathematics
1987, Houghton Mifflin
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Cover of: Descartes' dream
Descartes' dream: the world according to mathematics
1986, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Descartes' Dream
Descartes' Dream: The World According to Mathematics
1986, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.

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San Diego, USA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510.1
Library of Congress
QA8.4, QA8.6 .D39 1986

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xvii,321p.
Number of pages
321

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL21144978M
Internet Archive
descartesdream0000davi
ISBN 10
0151252602
LCCN
86011967
OCLC/WorldCat
13581834
LibraryThing
285277
Goodreads
3145758

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OL2907622W

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