About this title: The concept of infinity has been for hundreds of years one of the most fascinating and elusive ideas to tantalize the minds of scholars and lay people alike. The theory of infinite sets lies at the heart of much of mathematics, yet is has produced a series of paradoxes that have led many scholars to doubt the soundness of its foundations. The author of this book presents a popular-level account of the roads followed by human thought in attempts to understand the idea of the infinite in mathematics and physics. In doing so, he brings to the general reader a deep insight into the nature of the ...
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Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Birkhauser
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780817638191ISBN:0817638199
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. ex library. pages clean and crisp. pictorial hardcover with some light scratches/scuffs. library marks. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 156 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Birkhauser, Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780817638191ISBN:0817638199
Description: Very Good+ No Jacket. 8vo. 154 pp., glossy covers, scuffed, light wear; clean text, tight binding; corners creased at first two leaves. English, 1 lb. The concept of infinity in mathematical physics. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Birkauser:
ISBN-13:9780817638191ISBN:0817638199
Description: Fine. Not Issued With A Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Translated by Abe Shenitzer, 145 pages, illustrated. "This book is meant for a broad range of readers who want to know how the notion of the infinite has changed in time, what one studies in set theory and what is the present state of that theory. " FINE HARDCOVER. read more
Description: Very Good+ 0817638199. Birkhäuser; Boston; 1st English Language Printing; 1995; 145 pages in laminated cover. No jacket as issued. Previous owner's name on stamped on endpaper. Minor use of green highlight marker on approx. 20 pages. Crisp, clean. read more
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Birkhauser, Boston, MA
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780817638191ISBN:0817638199
Description: VG+ No Dust Jacket 145pgs(notes) Cover top fore-edge corners lightly bumped, owner name embossment on front endpaper, next page, small ink date stamp. (3), word inside rear endpaper, o. w clean, bright & tight. Rest of book in Fine condition. ISBN 0817638199. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Birkhauser
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780817638191ISBN:0817638199
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG Country = SWITZERLAND
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780817638191ISBN:0817638199
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 156 pages. This book is printed on demand (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (156 pages) the concept of infinity has been for hundreds of years one of the most fascinating and elusive ideas to tantalize the minds of scholars. this book presents an account of the roads followed by human thought in attempts to understand the idea of the infinite in mathematics and physics. 36 b&w illustrations (Hardback) read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780817638191ISBN:0817638199
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston
Date Published: 1995-08-11
ISBN-13:9780817638191ISBN:0817638199
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