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A History of Mathematical Impossibility
Lutzen, Jesper (Department of Mathematical Sciences University of Copenhagen, Department of Mathematical Sciences University of Copenhagen)
A History of Mathematical Impossibility
Lutzen, Jesper (Department of Mathematical Sciences University of Copenhagen, Department of Mathematical Sciences University of Copenhagen)
This book tells the history of impossibility theorems starting with the ancient Greek proof of the incommensurability of the side and the diagonal in a square.
272 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | January 26, 2023 |
ISBN13 | 9780192867391 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 242 × 163 × 24 mm · 658 g |