Infinity: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
by Ian Stewart
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ian StewartSeries:Very Short IntroductionsPublish date:2017-07-23Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198755234ISBN-10:198755236UPC:9780198755234Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Infinity, Mathematical Analysis, LogicSize:6.80 x 4.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCWM4XK109
Infinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and physics as well as mathematics. Its history goes back to ancient times, with especially important contributions from Euclid, Aristotle, Eudoxus, and Archimedes. The infinitely large (infinite) is intimately related to the infinitely small (infinitesimal). Cosmologists consider sweeping questions...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198755234ISBN-10:198755236UPC:9780198755234Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Infinity, Mathematical Analysis, LogicSize:6.80 x 4.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCWM4XK109
Professor Ian Stewart of Warwick University is a well-known and highly successful writer on mathematics and its applications. He has authored over 80 books including From Here to Infinity (OUP, 1996), Does God Play Dice? (Penguin, 1997), Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2013), and the bestselling series The Science of Discworld I, II, III, and IV with Terry Pratchett and Jack Cohen.
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