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" Beyond infinity : "
Eugenia Cheng.
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BL
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878259
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Cheng, Eugenia
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Beyond infinity : : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics /\ Eugenia Cheng.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Basic Books,, [2017]
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, ©2017
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x, 284 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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0465094813
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: 1541644131
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: 9780465094813
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: 9781541644137
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9780465094820
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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The journey. What is infinity? ; Playing with infinity ; What infinity is not ; Infinity slips away from us again ; Counting up to infinity ; Some things are more infinite than others ; Counting beyond infinity ; Comparing infinities ; What infinity is -- The Sights. Where is infinity? ; Things that are nearly infinity ; Infinite dimensions ; Infinite-dimensional categories ; The infinitesimally small ; When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) ; Weirdness ; Where infinity is.
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A mathematician and scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago helps readers explore the concept of infinity through unique concepts including chessboards, a chicken-sandwich sandwich and the creation of infinite cookies from an infinite dough ball.--
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Infinite.
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Mathematics.
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Infinite.
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Mathematics.
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| Dewey Classification
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511.3
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QA9.C48618 2017
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Expedition to the outer limits of mathematics
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