Poetry of the Universe: A Mathematical Exploration of the Cosmos

Robert Osserman 

Anchor | 1996 | 210 páginas | rar - epub | 5,44 Mb

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An exciting intellectual tour through the ages showing how mathematical concepts and imagination have helped to illuminate the nature of the observable universe, this book is a delightful narrative "math for poets." Osserman traces the mathematical breakthroughs over the centuries and explains their significance.

Contents
I. Measuring the Unmeasurable
II. Encompassing the Earth
III. The Real World
IV. Imaginary Worlds
V. Curved Space
VI. The Invisible Universe
VII. Looking Back: The Observable Universe
VIII. Another Dimension
IX. A Galaxy of Shapes