Poetry of the universe
Subtitle: a mathematical exploration of the cosmos
By: Robert Osserman.
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Mathematics -- Popular works
Description: A history of developments in mathematics from the geometry of the ancient Greeks to the twentieth-century concept of fractional dimensions, focusing on how these ideas have influenced theories in physics and expanded our understanding of the structure of the universe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.