Poetry of the Universe Paperback by Robert Osserman

Product Details

• Publisher: Anchor (1996-01-15)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 224 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780385474290
• Item Weight: 168.2 grams
• Dimensions: 18.34 x 11.76 x 1.47 cm

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.

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