The Magic of Numbers Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

Based on courses taught at Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology

but this edition remains the version that Joyce himself reviewed and corrected prior to the initial publication

the book requires no prior knowledge of partial differential equations or advanced vector analysis

the Sorcerer's guided tour of infinity is geared toward the most dedicated puzzle-solvers

The Magic of Numbers Paradise LostFrom one of the foremost interpreters for lay readers of the history and meaning of mathematics: a stimulating account of the origins of mathematical thought and the development of numerical theory. It probes the work of Pythagoras, Galileo, Berkeley, Einstein, and others, exploring how "number magic" has influenced religion, philosophy, science, and mathematics Reprint of the Whittlesey House, McGraw Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, 1946 edition.