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Poetry of the universe: a mathematical exploration of the cosmos
In the bestselling literary tradition of Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell and James Watson's The Double Helix, Poetry of the Universe is a delightful and compelling narrative charting the evolution of mathematical ideas that have helped to illuminate the nature of the observable universe. In...
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2661473 |
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| author | Osserman, Robert |
| author_facet | Osserman, Robert |
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| collection | CERN |
| description | In the bestselling literary tradition of Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell and James Watson's The Double Helix, Poetry of the Universe is a delightful and compelling narrative charting the evolution of mathematical ideas that have helped to illuminate the nature of the observable universe. In a richly anecdotal fashion, the book explores the leaps of imagination and vision in mathematics that have helped pioneer our understanding of the world around us. |
| id | cern-2661473 |
| institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 1996 |
| publisher | Anchor |
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| spelling | cern-26614732021-04-21T18:33:10Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2661473engOsserman, RobertPoetry of the universe: a mathematical exploration of the cosmosGeneral Relativity and CosmologyIn the bestselling literary tradition of Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell and James Watson's The Double Helix, Poetry of the Universe is a delightful and compelling narrative charting the evolution of mathematical ideas that have helped to illuminate the nature of the observable universe. In a richly anecdotal fashion, the book explores the leaps of imagination and vision in mathematics that have helped pioneer our understanding of the world around us.Anchoroai:cds.cern.ch:26614731996 |
| spellingShingle | General Relativity and Cosmology Osserman, Robert Poetry of the universe: a mathematical exploration of the cosmos |
| title | Poetry of the universe: a mathematical exploration of the cosmos |
| title_full | Poetry of the universe: a mathematical exploration of the cosmos |
| title_fullStr | Poetry of the universe: a mathematical exploration of the cosmos |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poetry of the universe: a mathematical exploration of the cosmos |
| title_short | Poetry of the universe: a mathematical exploration of the cosmos |
| title_sort | poetry of the universe: a mathematical exploration of the cosmos |
| topic | General Relativity and Cosmology |
| url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2661473 |
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