Poetry of the Universe A Mathematical Exploration of the Cosmos |
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| Author:
| Osserman, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-385-47429-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Anchor |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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In the bestselling literary tradition of Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell and James Watson's The Double Helix, Poetry of the Universe is a delightful and compelling narrative charting the evolution of mathematical ideas that have helped to illuminate the nature of the observable universe. In a richly anecdotal fashion, the book explores the leaps of imagination and vision in mathematics that have helped pioneer our understanding of the world around us.
In the bestselling literary tradition of Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell and James Watson's The Double Helix, Poetry of the Universe is a delightful and compelling narrative charting the evolution of mathematical ideas that have helped to illuminate the nature of the observable universe. In a richly anecdotal fashion, the book explores the leaps of imagination and vision in mathematics that have helped pioneer our understanding of the world around us.