Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being Barrow John D.Paperback
Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being Barrow John D.Paperback John D. Barrow begins by investigating whether math is a purely human invention inspired by our practical needs. Barrow's Pi in…
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Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being Barrow John D.Paperback
John D. Barrow begins by investigating whether math is a purely human invention inspired by our practical needs. Barrow's Pi in the Sky is a profound -- and profoundly different -- exploration of the world of mathematics: where it comes from, what it is, and where it's going to take us if we follow it to the limit in our search for the ultimate meaning of the universe.
Along the way, he treats us to a history of counting all over the world, from Egyptian hieroglyphics to logical friction, from number mysticism to Marxist mathematics. Or is it something inherent in nature waiting to be discovered?In answering these questions, Barrow provides a bridge between the usually irreconcilable worlds of mathematics and theology. And he introduces us to a host of peculiar individuals who have thought some of the deepest and strangest thoughts that human minds have ever thought, from Lao-Tse to
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