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To Infinity and Beyond - A Cultural History of the Infinite - New Edition (Paperback, Revised edition): Ian Stewart

To Infinity and Beyond - A Cultural History of the Infinite - New Edition (Paperback, Revised edition)

Ian Stewart; Eli Maor

Series: Princeton Science Library

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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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Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Princeton Science Library
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2018
Foreword by:	Ian Stewart
Authors:	Eli Maor
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-17811-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > General Promotions
LSN:	0-691-17811-9
Barcode:	9780691178110