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how a dangerous mathematical theory shaped the modern world
By Amir Alexander
"Infinitesimal" was published by Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2014 - nyu, it has 352 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Infinitesimal” Metadata:
- Title: Infinitesimal
- Author: Amir Alexander
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 352
- Publisher: ➤ Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Publish Date: 2014
- Publish Location: nyu
“Infinitesimal” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Calculus - Infinitesimal Geometry - History - Renaissance Science - Mathematics - 31.01 history of mathematics - Infinitesimalrechnung - SCIENCE - Infinitesimal calculus - Analysis (mathematics) - Western - Jesuiten - SCIENCE / History - HISTORY / Europe / Western - Mathematics, history - Geometry, infinitesimal - Europe, history - Calculus, history - Science, history
- Places: Europe
- Time: 17th century - 16th century
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: 352 pages
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL27156102M - OL19975934W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 846545899
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2013033923
- ISBN-13: 9780374176815
- ISBN-10: 0374176817
- All ISBNs: 0374176817 - 9780374176815
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Explores "the epic battle over a mathematical concept that shook the old order and shaped the world as we know it. On August 10, 1632, five leaders of the Society of Jesus convened in a somber Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a simple idea: that a continuous line is composed of distinct and limitlessly tiny parts. The doctrine would become the foundation of calculus, but on that fateful day the judges ruled that it was forbidden. With the stroke of a pen they set off a war for the soul of the modern world"--
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