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Taming the infinite: the story of mathematics
Taming the infinite: the story of mathematics
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Stewart, Ian
Publisher
Quercus
Publication Date
2009, c2008
Language
English
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Tokens, tallies, and tablets
The logic of shape
Notations and numbers
Lure of the unknown
Eternal triangles
Curves and coordinates
Patterns in numbers
The system of the world
Patterns in nature
Impossible quantities
Firm foundations
Impossible triangles
The rise of symmetry
Algebra comes of age
Rubber sheet geometry
The fourth dimension
The shape of logic
How likely is that?
Number crunching
Chaos and complexity.
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History
Mathematicians
Mathematicians -- History
Mathematics
Mathematics -- History
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9781847241818
9781847247681
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