Pi in the sky : counting, thinking, and being (Record no. 297251)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0140231099
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 510
Item number BAR-P
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Barrow, John D
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Pi in the sky : counting, thinking, and being
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Penguin Books
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1992
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 336
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Summary, etc. Counting, Thinking and Being (Penguin Mathematics S.) John D. Barrow's Pi in the Sky is a profound -- and profoundly different -- exploration of the world of mathematics: where it comes from, what it is, and where it's going to take us if we follow it to the limit in our search for the ultimate meaning of the universe. Barrow begins by investigating whether math is a purely human invention inspired by our practical needs. Or is it something inherent in nature waiting to be discovered? In answering these questions, Barrow provides a bridge between the usually irreconcilable worlds of mathematics and theology. Along the way, he treats us to a history of counting all over the world, from Egyptian hieroglyphics to logical friction, from number mysticism to Marxist mathematics. And he introduces us to a host of peculiar individuals who have thought some of the deepest and strangest thoughts that human minds have ever thought, from Lao-Tse to Robert Pirsig, Charles Darwin, and Umberto Eco. Barrow thus provides the historical framework and the intellectual tools necessary to an understanding of some of today's weightiest mathematical concepts.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Mathematics
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Koha item type Book
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Gift or donation Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Book Cart 01/09/2015   510 BAR-P DCBG-0071 01/09/2015 27/03/2020 Book GIFT BY SHRI. N. SUDHAKARAN