Osserman, Robert.

Poetry of the universe / Robert Osserman. - 1st Anchor Books trade pbk. ed. - New York : Anchor Books, 1996. - xiv, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.

"A mathematical exploration of the cosmos"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-200) and index.

Library Journal Starred. Wilson's Public Library. Wilson's Senior High School.

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.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

0329161628 0329627473 0385474296 (pbk.) 9780329161620 9780329627478 9780385474290


Mathematical physics--Popular works.
Mathematics--Popular works.
Mathematics.
Physics--Mathematics.

QA93 / .O87 1996

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