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Infinitesimal

Infinitesimal

by Amir Alexander

CalculusInfinitesimal GeometryHistoryRenaissance ScienceMathematics
3.7
Open Library
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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"--

Themes & subjects

CalculusInfinitesimal GeometryHistoryRenaissance ScienceMathematics31.01 history of mathematics

Setting

Europe17th century16th century

Author

Amir Alexander

Pages

352

Read time

≈ 9h

Editions

7

Languages

English, Portuguese, Italian

Publisher

Oneworld Publications

ISBN

9781780745336

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