Infinity: a very short introduction

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Infinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic and physics as well as mathematics. Its history goes back to ancient times, with especially important contributions from Euclid, Aristotle, Eudoxus, and Archimedes. Here, Ian Stewart discusses infinity in mathematics while also drawing in the various other aspects of infinity and explaining some of the major problems and insights arising from this concept.

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Full title :Infinity : a very short introduction / Ian Stewart.

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Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

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Previously issued in print: 2017.

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Description:1 online resource : : illustrations

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ISBN:9780191816574, 0191816574, 9780191071515, 019107151X, 9780191071508, 0191071501
oclc:ocn981454238
LC Classification:QA9
Dewey Decimal:511.3

Puzzles, proofs, and paradoxes -- Encounters with the infinite -- Historical views of infinity -- The flipside of infinity -- Geometric infinity -- Physical infinity -- Counting infinity