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To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite by Eli Maor - 1987
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subject Area
- Mathematics, Philosophy, Science
- Series
- n/a
- Educational Level
- College
- Features
- Illustrated
- Subject
- History & Surveys / General, History & Philosophy, Infinity, History
- Level
- Advanced
- ISBN
- 9780817633257
- Publication Name
- To Infinity and Beyond : a Cultural History of the Infinite
- Publisher
- Springer
- Item Length
- 9.9 in
- Publication Year
- 1986
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 26.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.8 in
- Number of Pages
- Xvi, 284 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-10
0817633251
ISBN-13
9780817633257
eBay Product ID (ePID)
121854415
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
Xvi, 284 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
To Infinity and Beyond : a Cultural History of the Infinite
Subject
History & Surveys / General, History & Philosophy, Infinity, History
Publication Year
1986
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Philosophy, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
26.1 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
511.3
Synopsis
The infinite No other question has ever moved so profoundly the spirit of man; no other idea has so fruitfully stimulated his intellect; yet no other concept stands in greater need of clarification than that of the infinite. . . - David Hilbert (1862-1943) Infinity is a fathomless gulf, There is a story attributed to David Hilbert, the preeminent mathe into which all things matician whose quotation appears above. A man walked into a vanish. hotel late one night and asked for a room. "Sorry, we don't have o Marcus Aurelius (121- 180), Roman Emperor any more vacancies," replied the owner, "but let's see, perhaps and philosopher I can find you a room after alL" Leaving his desk, the owner reluctantly awakened his guests and asked them to change their rooms: the occupant of room #1 would move to room #2, the occupant of room #2 would move to room #3, and so on until each occupant had moved one room over. To the utter astonish ment of our latecomer, room #1 suddenly became vacated, and he happily moved in and settled down for the night. But a numbing thought kept him from sleep: How could it be that by merely moving the occupants from one room to another, the first room had become vacated? (Remember, all of the rooms were occupied when he arrived.", The infinite! No other question has ever moved so profoundly the spirit of man; no other idea has so fruitfully stimulated his intellect; yet no other concept stands in greater need of clarification than that of the infinite. . . - David Hilbert (1862-1943) Infinity is a fathomless gulf, There is a story attributed to David Hilbert, the preeminent mathe into which all things matician whose quotation appears above. A man walked into a vanish. hotel late one night and asked for a room. "Sorry, we don't have o Marcus Aurelius (121- 180), Roman Emperor any more vacancies," replied the owner, "but let's see, perhaps and philosopher I can find you a room after alL" Leaving his desk, the owner reluctantly awakened his guests and asked them to change their rooms: the occupant of room #1 would move to room #2, the occupant of room #2 would move to room #3, and so on until each occupant had moved one room over. To the utter astonish ment of our latecomer, room #1 suddenly became vacated, and he happily moved in and settled down for the night. But a numbing thought kept him from sleep: How could it be that by merely moving the occupants from one room to another, the first room had become vacated? (Remember, all of the rooms were occupied when he arrived.
LC Classification Number
QA21-27D1-DX301B108
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