"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…
On August 10, 1632, five leaders of the Society of Jesus convened in a Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a radical idea-- that a continuous line is composed of distinct and limitlessly tiny parts. The judges ruled that it was forbidden, setting off a war for the soul of the mode…
Une ambitieuse Histoire des sciences et des savoirs, transnationale, en trois tomes, illustrée, sous la direction de Dominique Pestre Savants, médecins, administrateurs, artisans et amateurs composent le monde des sciences à l'époque moderne. Des mathématiques mixtes au triomphe…
Histoire des sciences et des savoirs
by Raj, Kapil, Sibum, H. Otto, Alexander, Amir, Dubouchet, Paul