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Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the street to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' Douglas Adams, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy We human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. Philosophers and mathematicians have gone mad contemplating its nature and complexity - yet it is a concept routinely used by schoolchildren. Exploring the infinite is a journey into paradox. Here is a quantity that turns arithmetic on its head
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A brief history of infinity. The quest to think the unthinkable., Brian Clegg
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- Released
- 2013
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Brian Clegg
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Released
- 2013
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 1472107640
- ISBN13
- 9781472107640
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Science & Math, Philosophical Topics, Natural sciences, Philosophy, Science, Mathematics, Physics
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
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- Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the street to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' Douglas Adams, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy We human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. Philosophers and mathematicians have gone mad contemplating its nature and complexity - yet it is a concept routinely used by schoolchildren. Exploring the infinite is a journey into paradox. Here is a quantity that turns arithmetic on its head