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|aCheng, Eugenia.
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|aBeyond infinity|ban expedition to the outer limits of mathematics|cEugenia Cheng.
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|aExpedition to the outer limits of mathematics
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|aNew York|bBasic Books|c2017.
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|ax, 284 p.|bill., maps, port.|c21 cm.
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|aThe journey. What is infinity? ; Playing with infinity ; What infinity is not ; Infinity slips away from us Again ; Counting up to infinity ; Some things are more infinite than others ; Counting beyond infinity ; Comparing infinities ; What infinity is -- The Sights. Where is infinity? ; Things that are nearly infinity ; Infinite dimensions ; Infinite-dimensional categories ; The infinitesimally small ; When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) ; Weirdness ; Where infinity is.
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|aA mathematician and scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago helps readers explore the concept of infinity through unique concepts including chessboards, a chicken-sandwich sandwich and the creation of infinite cookies from an infinite dough ball.--|cSource other than Library of Congress.
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