Infinite Ascent - David Berlinski
A Short History of Mathematics (Modern Library Chronicles)
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In Infinite Ascent, David Berlinski, the acclaimed author of The Advent of the Algorithm, A Tour of the Calculus, and Newton’s Gift, tells the story of mathematics, bringing to life with wit, elegance, and deep insight a 2,500-year-long intellectual adventure.
Berlinski focuses on the ten most important breakthroughs in mathematical history–and the men behind them. Here are Pythagoras, intoxicated by the mystical significance of numbers; Euclid, who gave the world the very idea of a proof; Leibniz and Newton...
Berlinski focuses on the ten most important breakthroughs in mathematical history–and the men behind them. Here are Pythagoras, intoxicated by the mystical significance of numbers; Euclid, who gave the world the very idea of a proof; Leibniz and Newton...
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2005 Uitgever: Modern Library 224 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 067964234X ISBN-13: 9780679642343Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Bound with dustwrapper, 197 pp. Modern Library Chronicles 22. Index, b-w images. Light traces of use on dustwrapper. 22x14,5x2 cm. [Auteur: Berlinski, David] [Uitgever: Modern Library: New York, 2005] [Titel: Infinite Ascent: A short history of mathematics...
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