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The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel
Bloch, W. L. (Associate Professor of Mathematics, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Wheaton College)
The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel
Bloch, W. L. (Associate Professor of Mathematics, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Wheaton College)
'The Library of Babel' is arguably Jorge Luis Borges' best known story - memorialised along with Borges on an Argentine postage stamp. In this volume, William Goldbloom Bloch takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematical ideas hidden within one of the classic works of modern literature.
212 pages, 60 line illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | August 25, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780195334579 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 224 |
Dimensions | 149 × 217 × 19 mm · 385 g |
Language | English |