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Maor, Eli

 
9780691178110: To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite - New Edition: 54 (Princeton Science Library)
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ISBN 10: 0691178119 ISBN 13: 9780691178110
Editorial: PRINCETON UNIV PR, 2017

Sinopsis

To Infinity and Beyond explores the idea of infinity in mathematics and art. Eli Maor examines the role of infinity, as well as its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind--from the "horror infiniti" of the Greeks to the works of M. C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in an infinite universe led to his death at the hands of the Inquisition. But above all, the book describes the mathematician's fascination with infinity--a fascination mingled with puzzlement.

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Acerca del autor

Eli Maor is the author of Beautiful Geometry (with Eugen Jost), Venus in Transit, Trigonometric Delights, e: The Story of a Number, and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (all Princeton).

De la contraportada

"[Maor's] enthusiasm for the topic carries the reader through a rich panorama."--Choice

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Editorial
PRINCETON UNIV PR
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0691178119
ISBN 13 
9780691178110
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
304
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780691025117: To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite (Princeton Paperbacks)

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0691025118 ISBN 13:  9780691025117
Editorial: University Press Group, 1991
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