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What is a number? : mathematical concepts and their origins / Robert Tubbs.

By: Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.Description: x, 305 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780801890178 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
  • 9780801890185 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 0801890179 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
  • 0801890187 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510.1 22
LOC classification:
  • QA8.4 .T83 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Mysticism, number, and geometry : an introduction to Pythagoreanism -- The Elgin Marbles and Plato's geometric chemistry -- An introduction to infinity -- The flat Earth and the spherical sky -- Theology, logic, and questions about angels -- Time, infinity, and incommensurability -- Medieval theories of vision and the discovery of space -- The shape of space and the fourth dimension -- What is a number? -- The dual nature of points and lines -- Modern mathematical infinity -- Elegance and truth.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QA8.4 .T83 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001112167

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-290) and index.

Mysticism, number, and geometry : an introduction to Pythagoreanism -- The Elgin Marbles and Plato's geometric chemistry -- An introduction to infinity -- The flat Earth and the spherical sky -- Theology, logic, and questions about angels -- Time, infinity, and incommensurability -- Medieval theories of vision and the discovery of space -- The shape of space and the fourth dimension -- What is a number? -- The dual nature of points and lines -- Modern mathematical infinity -- Elegance and truth.

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