Książki
Papiernia
Zabawki
Gry
Puzzle
Multimedia
Dom i ogród
Promocje
Na prezent
Skarpetki
LEGO

A Brief History of Infinity

Okładka książki A Brief History of Infinity

Szczegóły:

Autor: Brian Clegg

Wydawca: Robinson
ISBN: 9781841196503
EAN: 9781841196503
oprawa: Miękka
podtytuł: The Quest to Think the Unthinkable
format: 13.0x20.0cm
język: angielski
liczba stron: 256
rok wydania: 2003
(0) Sprawdź recenzje
Cena:
34,74 zł
Cena detaliczna: 
44,00 zł
21% rabatu
Produkt niedostępny
Najniższa cena z ostatnich 30 dni: 34,74
Wpisz e-mail, jeśli chcesz otrzymać powiadomienie o dostępności produktu

Opis

'Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the street to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' Douglas Adams, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy We human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. Philosophers and mathematicians have gone mad contemplating its nature and complexity - yet it is a concept routinely used by schoolchildren. Exploring the infinite is a journey into paradox. Here is a quantity that turns arithmetic on its head, making it feasible that 1 = 0. Here is a concept that enables us to cram as many extra guests as we like into an already full hotel. Most bizarrely of all, it is quite easy to show that there must be something bigger than infinity - when it surely should be the biggest thing that could possibly be. Brian Clegg takes us on a fascinating tour of that borderland between the extremely large and the ultimate that takes us from Archimedes, counting the grains of sand that would fill the universe, to the latest theories on the physical reality of the infinite. Full of unexpected delights, whether St Augustine contemplating the nature of creation, Newton and Leibniz battling over ownership of calculus, or Cantor struggling to publicise his vision of the transfinite, infinity's fascination is in the way it brings together the everyday and the extraordinary, prosaic daily life and the esoteric. Whether your interest in infinity is mathematical, philosophical, spiritual or just plain curious, this accessible book offers a stimulating and entertaining read.
Uwaga!!!
Ten produkt jest zapowiedzią. Realizacja Twojego zamówienia ulegnie przez to wydłużeniu do czasu premiery tej pozycji. Czy chcesz dodać ten produkt do koszyka?
Tak
Nie
Oczekiwanie na odpowiedź
Dodano produkt do koszyka
Kontynuuj zakupy
Przejdź do koszyka
Oczekiwanie na odpowiedź
Oczekiwanie na odpowiedź
Wybierz wariant produktu
Dodaj do koszyka
Anuluj
Oczekiwanie na odpowiedź