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The Biggest Number in the World: A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics

作者 David Darling/ Agnijo Banerjee
出版社 OneWorld Publications
商品描述 The Biggest Number in the World: A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics:Theweirdandwonderfulquestforunfathomablylargenumbers.Fromcellsinourbodiestomeasuringtheun

內容簡介

內容簡介 The weird and wonderful quest for unfathomably large numbersFrom cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhereWe all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the line, so there can’t be such a thing as a ‘biggest number’. Or can there?To find out, David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee embark on an epic quest, revealing the answers to questions like: are there more grains of sand on Earth or stars in the universe? Is there enough paper on Earth to write out the digits of a googolplex? And what is a googolplex?Then things get serious.Enter the strange realm between the finite and the infinite, and float through a universe where the rules we cling to no longer apply. Encounter the highest number computable and infinite kinds of infinity. At every turn, a cast of wild and wonderful characters threatens the status quo with their ideas, and each time the numbers get larger."

作者介紹

作者介紹 David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and tutor. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland. Agnijo Banerjee is one of the world's most outstanding young mathematicians and a former student of Darling's. He was born in Kolkata, India, but has spent most of his life in Scotland. He is now continuing his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge. They are the authors of the Weird Maths trilogy.

商品規格

書名 / The Biggest Number in the World: A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics
作者 / David Darling Agnijo Banerjee
簡介 / The Biggest Number in the World: A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics:Theweirdandwonderfulquestforunfathomablylargenumbers.Fromcellsinourbodiestomeasuringtheun
出版社 / OneWorld Publications
ISBN13 / 9780861543052
ISBN10 / 086154305X
EAN / 9780861543052
誠品26碼 / 2682230400003
頁數 / 256
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裝訂 / P:平裝
語言 / 3:英文
尺寸 / 19.8X13X2.3CM
級別 / N:無