Explores "the epic battle over a mathematical concept that shook the old order and shaped the world as we know it. On August 10, 1632, five leaders of the Society of Jesus convened in a somber Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a simple idea: that a continuous line is …
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Explores "the epic battle over a mathematical concept that shook the old order and shaped the world as we know it. On August 10, 1632, five leaders of the Society of Jesus convened in a somber Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a simple idea: that a continuous line is composed of distinct and limitlessly tiny parts. The doctrine would become the foundation of calculus, but on that fateful day the judges ruled that it was forbidden. With the stroke of a pen they set off a war for the soul of the modern world"--
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352 pages
English language
Published Jan. 2, 2014
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Paperback, 376 pages
Italiano language
Published Nov. 5, 2015 by Codice.
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Infinitesimal
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Published June 8, 2015 by Oneworld Publications.
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Infinitesimal
Paperback, 368 pages
Published May 12, 2015 by Scientific American, FSG Adult.
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- 978-0-374-53499-8Copied ISBN!
Infinitesimal
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Published Nov. 13, 2016 by Zahar.
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kindle edition, 350 pages
Italian language
Published Jan. 2, 2015 by Codice Edizioni.
Infinitesimal
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2014 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
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Infinitesimal
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Published Jan. 2, 2014 by Oneworld Publications.
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