El Imperio de Los Números: 09 (Biblioteca Ilustrada) - Softcover

Guedj, Denis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8480769289 ISBN 13: 9788480769280

Publisher: Blume, 2012

Synopsis

The books in this wonderfully diverse series cover topics such as archaeology, art, culture, history, literature, science, and religion in a dynamic and informative way. The texts are bolstered by rigorous historical information and accompanied by vibrant photographs and boxes that summarize key points. All of the volumes in this collection are a thorough introduction to the subject being discussed. "Los libros en esta serie maravillosamente diversa abordan temas como la arqueologia, el arte, la cultura, la historia, la literatura, la ciencia y la religion de una manera dinamica e informativa. Los textos son reforzados por datos historicos rigurosos y se acompanan de fotografias vibrantes y cuadros sinopticos. Todos los volumenes en esta coleccion son una introduccion exhaustiva al tema que se expone.""" An engaging chronicle of the history of numbers and how they came to be invented, this book describes the basic principles of numbers--including arithmetic, whole numbers, natural numbers, and the concepts of zero and infinity--and examines their applications in fields such as art and music, among others. "Una cronica amena de la historia de los numeros y su invencion, este libro describe los principios basicos de los numeros--incluyendo la aritmetica, los numeros enteros, los numeros naturales y los conceptos del cero y delinfinito--y examina sus aplicaciones en campos como el arte y la musica, entre otros."

About this title

About the Author:

Denis Guedj was a French novelist and professor of the history of science at the University of Paris VIII. He is the author of "Numbers: The Universal Language" and the novel "The Parrot's Theorem."

About this edition

• Publisher: Blume
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 8480769289
• ISBN 13: 9788480769280
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176