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Examines the role of infinity in mathematics and geometry and its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. This book 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691025117
eBay Product ID (ePID)88388952
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameTo Infinity and Beyond: a Cultural History of the Infinite
Publication Year1991
SubjectScience, Mathematics
TypeTextbook
AuthorEli Maor
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height241 mm
Item Weight680 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorEli Maor