Pi in the sky - John D. Barrow
Counting, thinking, and being
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Whether one studies the farthest reaches of outer space or the inner space of elementary particles of matter, our understanding of the physical world is built on mathematics. But what exactly is mathematics? A game played on pieces of paper? A human invention? An austere religion? Part of the mind of God? And equally important, why do we believe it can reveal to us the nature of the universe?
John D. Barrow explores these tantalizing questions in Pi in the Sky, a lively and illuminating study of the origins ...
John D. Barrow explores these tantalizing questions in Pi in the Sky, a lively and illuminating study of the origins ...
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1992 Uitgever: Clarendon Press 317 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0198539568 ISBN-13: 9780198539568Koop dit boek tweedehands
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