Explore the latest books of this year!
Bookbot

Serendipities

Book rating

More about the book

Serendipities is a careful unraveling of the fabulous and the false, a brilliant exposition of how unanticipated truths often spring from false ideas. From Leibniz's belief that the I Ching illustrated the principles of calculus to Marco Polo's mistaking a rhinoceros for a u

Publication

Book purchase

Serendipities, Umberto Eco

Language
Released
1999
product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
(Paperback)
We’ll email you as soon as we track it down.

Payment methods

3.9
Very Good
1261 Ratings

We’re missing your review here.

Language
English
Released
1999
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
0156007517
ISBN13
9780156007511
Series
Rating
3.85 out of 5
Description
Serendipities is a careful unraveling of the fabulous and the false, a brilliant exposition of how unanticipated truths often spring from false ideas. From Leibniz's belief that the I Ching illustrated the principles of calculus to Marco Polo's mistaking a rhinoceros for a u