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Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World
Infinitesimal How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World
Author: Amir Alexander
The epic battle over a mathematical concept that shook the old order and shaped the world as we know it — On August 10, 1632, five leaders of the Society of Jesus convened in a somber Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a simple idea: that a continuous line is composed of distinct and limitlessly tiny parts. The doctrine would become the foundation...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374176815
ISBN-10: 0374176817
Publication Date: 4/8/2014
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
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