Numbers at work : a cultural perspective

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Numbers at work : a cultural perspective

Rudolf Taschner ; translated by Otmar Binder and David Sinclair-Jones

A K Peters, c2007

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Zahlen gigantische Schatten

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Originally published: Wiesbaden : Vieweg & Sohn Verlag, 2005

Bibliography: p. [199]-203

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Drawing primarily from historical examples, this book explains the tremendous role that numbers and, in particular, mathematics play in all aspects of our civilization and culture. The lively style and illustrative examples will engage the reader who wants to understand the many ways in which mathematics enables science, technology, art, music, politics, and rational foundations of human thought. Each chapter focuses on the influence of mathematics in a specific field and on a specific historical figure, such as "Pythagoras: Numbers and Symbol"; "Bach: Numbers and Music"; "Descartes: Numbers and Space."

Table of Contents

Preface, Pythagoras: Numbers and Symbol, Bach: Numbers and Music, Hofmannsthal: Numbers and Time, Descartes: Numbers and Space, Leibniz: Numbers and Logic, Laplace: Numbers and Politics, Bohr: Numbers and Matter, Pascal: Numbers and Spirit, Notes, Acknowledgments, Figure Credits, Bibliography

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  • NCID
    BA85021862
  • ISBN
    • 9781568812908
  • LCCN
    2006025221
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ger
  • Place of Publication
    Wellesley, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 209 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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