Author: Tubbs, Robert
Title: What is a number? : mathematical concepts and their origins
Description: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. Paperback. 305 pp. English text. Condition : as new.Contents : Mysticism, number, and geometry : an introduction to Pythagoreanism -- The Elgin Marbles and Plato's geometric chemistry -- An introduction to infinity -- The flat Earth and the spherical sky -- Theology, logic, and questions about angels -- Time, infinity, and incommensurability -- Medieval theories of vision and the discovery of space -- The shape of space and the fourth dimension -- What is a number? -- The dual nature of points and lines -- Modern mathematical infinity -- Elegance and truth. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. ISBN 9780801890185.

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