Are numbers real? : the uncanny relationship of mathematics and the physical world
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Victor Farmington Library - Adult Nonfiction
510 CLE
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510 CLE
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x, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-273) and index.
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"Numbers began as simple representations of everyday things, but mathematics rapidly took on a life of its own, occupying a parallel virtual world. In Are Numbers Real?, Brian Clegg explores the way that math has become more and more detached from reality, and yet despite this is driving the development of modern physics. From devising a new counting system based on goats, through the weird and wonderful mathematics of imaginary numbers and infinity, to the debate over whether mathematics has too much influence on the direction of science, this fascinating and accessible book opens the reader’s eyes to the hidden reality of the strange yet familiar entities that are numbers" --,from Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Clegg, B. (2016). Are numbers real?: the uncanny relationship of mathematics and the physical world . St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clegg, Brian. 2016. Are Numbers Real?: The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clegg, Brian. Are Numbers Real?: The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World St. Martin's Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Clegg, Brian. Are Numbers Real?: The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World St. Martin's Press, 2016.
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