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Descartes' Dream: The World According To Mathematics
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Hardcover
from Harcourt (October 1, 1986)
9780151252602 | details & prices | 7.25 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Examines the impact of mathematics on our social life and on our perceptions of reality, knowledge, and time, ranging from ancient Egyptian land surveys to Descartes' work
About: Examines the impact of mathematics on our social life and on our perceptions of reality, knowledge, and time, ranging from ancient Egyptian land surveys to Descartes' work
Paperback
from Dover Pubns (March 24, 2005)
9780486442525 | details & prices | 352 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $17.95
About: These provocative essays take a modern look at the 17th-century thinker's dream, examining the influences of mathematics on society, particularly in light of technological advances.
About: These provocative essays take a modern look at the 17th-century thinker's dream, examining the influences of mathematics on society, particularly in light of technological advances.
from Houghton Mifflin (August 1, 1987)
9780395431542 | details & prices | List price $12.95
About: Examines the impact of mathematics on our social life and on our perceptions of reality, knowledge, and time
About: Examines the impact of mathematics on our social life and on our perceptions of reality, knowledge, and time