A brief history of infinity: the quest to think the unthinkable

Philosophers and mathematicians have contemplated the nature and complexity of infinity. This book provides a history of the concept of infinity, from Archimedes counting the grains of sand that would fill the universe, to the latest theories on the physical reality of the infinite. 

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Brian Clegg
Published2003
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Shelf referenceMA3 CLE
ISN/ISBN9781841196503
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/xbpt2

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