0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics

Buy Now

The Biggest Number in the World - A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics (Paperback) Loot Price: R303
Discovery Miles 3 030
You Save: R31 (9%)
The Biggest Number in the World - A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics (Paperback): David Darling, Agnijo Banerjee

The Biggest Number in the World - A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics (Paperback)

David Darling, Agnijo Banerjee

 (sign in to rate)
List price R334 Loot Price R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 You Save R31 (9%)

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 9 - 17 working days

From cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhere We all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the line, so there can't be such a thing as a 'biggest number'. Or can there? To find out, David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee embark on an epic quest, revealing the answers to questions like: are there more grains of sand on Earth or stars in the universe? Is there enough paper on Earth to write out the digits of a googolplex? And what is a googolplex? Then things get serious. Enter the strange realm between the finite and the infinite, and float through a universe where the rules we cling to no longer apply. Encounter the highest number computable and infinite kinds of infinity. At every turn, a cast of wild and wonderful characters threatens the status quo with their ideas, and each time the numbers get larger.

General

Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2022
Authors: David Darling • Agnijo Banerjee
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 978-0-86154-305-2
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
Promotions
LSN: 0-86154-305-X
Barcode: 9780861543052

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Unequal - The Maths Of When Things Do…
Eugenia Cheng Hardcover R605 R469 Discovery Miles 4 690
Principia Mathematica
Russell Bertrand Russell Hardcover R1,292 Discovery Miles 12 920
Principia Mathematica
Russell Bertrand Russell Hardcover R1,332 Discovery Miles 13 320
Logic, Proof and Computation
Mark Tarver Paperback R559 Discovery Miles 5 590
Blueprints - How Mathematics Shapes…
Marcus du Sautoy Paperback R457 Discovery Miles 4 570
The Scientific Counter-Revolution - The…
Michael John Gorman Hardcover R3,558 Discovery Miles 35 580
Seven Eyes Open - A Study Of The…
Alexander James B. Connor Hardcover R969 Discovery Miles 9 690
Seven Eyes Open - A Study Of The…
Alexander J B Connor Hardcover R980 Discovery Miles 9 800
Quantum Theory Made Simple - Discover…
Theodore Giesselman Hardcover R619 Discovery Miles 6 190
Quantum Mechanics for Beginners…
Alexander Schlotterbeck Hardcover R756 R663 Discovery Miles 6 630
Quantum Theory Made Simple - Discover…
Theodore Giesselman Hardcover R668 Discovery Miles 6 680
Science without Numbers
Hartry Field Hardcover R2,153 Discovery Miles 21 530

See more

Partners