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Eric Temple Bell (1883?1960) was a Stanford University Ph.D. who taught at the University of Washington and Cal Tech. He wrote 14 books on mathematics in addition to poetry and 13 science-fiction novels.



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From one of the foremost interpreters for lay readers of the history and meaning of mathematics: a stimulating account of the origins of mathematical thought and the development of numerical theory. It probes the work of Pythagoras, Galileo, Berkeley, Einstein, and others, exploring how "number magic" has influenced religion, philosophy, science, and mathematics



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CHAPTER
1. THE PAST RETURNS
2. A ROYAL MACE
3. FOR THEIR OWN SAKE
4. THE DECISIVE CENTURY
5. A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
6. WISDOM AS A PROFESSION
7. "NOT MUCH, BUT ENOUGH"
8. ONE OR MANY?
9. A DREAM AND A DOUBT
10. "HALF MAN, HALF MYTH"
11. DISCORD AND HARMONY
12. HARMONY AND DISCORD
13. MYTHOLOGY TRANSFORMED
14. THE COSMOS AS NUMBER
15. HIMSELF MADE IT?
16. INTIMATIONS OF THE INFINITE
17. A MISCARRIAGE OF REASON
18. POLITICS AND GEOMETRY
19. "ANOTHER I"
20. NUMBER DEIFIED
21. PYTHAGORAS IN PURGATORY
22. SAINTS AND HERETICS
23. A TURNING POINT
24. THE SKEPTICAL BISHOP
25. BELIEVER AND DISBELIEVER
26. CHANGING VIEWS
27. RETURN OF THE MASTER
Titel
The Magic of Numbers
Autor
Eric Temple Bell
EAN
0800759167401
ISBN
978-0-486-16740-4
Format
ePUB
Hersteller
Apa Publications
Herausgeber
Dover Publications
Veröffentlichung
10.06.2014
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Anzahl Seiten
432
Jahr
2014
Untertitel
Englisch