The Infinite in the Infinite

by Alistair Macintosh Wilson

Book Overview

A conversation between Euclid and the ghost of Socrates. . . the paths of the moon and the sun charted by the stone-builders of ancient Europe. . .the Greek ideal of the golden mean by which they measured beauty. . . Combining historical fact with a retelling of ancient myths and legends, this lively and engaging book describes the historical, religious and geographical background that gave rise to mathematics in ancient Egypt, Babylon, China, Greece,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198539509
• ISBN13: 9780198539506
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.4"