Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being

Barrow, John D.

ISBN 10: 0198539568 / ISBN 13: 9780198539568

Editore: Oxford University Press (edition ), 1992

With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Codice articolo 0198539568-11-1-29

Riassunto:

A lively history of mathematics probes the origin and nature of the science, from the notched animals bones of hunter-gatherers to the great works of Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell.

Informazioni sull'autore:
About the Author:
John D. Barrow is Professor in the Astronomy Centre of the University of Sussex. His is the author of several highly acclaimed volumes on the philosophy of science, including most recently Theories of Everything, which Publishers Weekly hailed as "a mind-boggling intellectual adventure."

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being
Casa editrice: Oxford University Press (edition )
Data di pubblicazione: 1992
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: sovraccoperta