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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Topic
- Mathematics
- ISBN
- 9780767920339
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Broadway Books
ISBN-10
0767920333
ISBN-13
9780767920339
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45399360
Product Key Features
Book Title
Descartes's Secret Notebook : A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism, and the Quest to Understand the Universe
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History & Philosophy, Individual Philosophers, General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Mathematics, Philosophy, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-045722
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Aczel joins the ranks of Roger Penrose, Stephen Pinker, Francis Crick, and others." -Keith Devlin, author of Goodbye, Descartes: The End of Logic and the Search for a New Cosmology of the Mind "Aczel maps the strange, beautiful byways of modern mathematical thought in ways that the layperson can grasp." -Publishers Weekly, "Aczel joins the ranks of Roger Penrose, Stephen Pinker, Francis Crick, and others." --Keith Devlin, author of "Goodbye, Descartes: The End of Logic and the Search for a New Cosmology of the Mind" "Aczel maps the strange, beautiful byways of modern mathematical thought in ways that the layperson can grasp." --"Publishers Weekly", "Aczel joins the ranks of Roger Penrose, Stephen Pinker, Francis Crick, and others." -Keith Devlin, author ofGoodbye, Descartes: The End of Logic and the Search for a New Cosmology of the Mind "Aczel maps the strange, beautiful byways of modern mathematical thought in ways that the layperson can grasp." -Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal
510/.1
Synopsis
René Descartes (1596'"1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm 'œCogito, ergo sum'� marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates has made our intellectual conquest of physical space possible. But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult brotherhood of the Rosicrucians, he kept a secret notebook, now lost, most of which was written in code. After Descartes's death, Gottfried Leibniz, inventor of calculus and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, moved to Paris in search of this notebook'"and eventually found it in the possession of Claude Clerselier, a friend of Descartes's. Liebniz called on Clerselier and was allowed to copy only a couple of pages'"which, though written in code, he amazingly deciphered there on the spot. Liebniz's hastily scribbled notes are all we have today of Descartes's notebook. Why did Descartes keep a secret notebook, and what were its contents? The answers to these questions will lead the reader on an exciting, swashbuckling journey, and offer a fascinating look at one of the great figures of Western culture., A towering figure in Western philosophy and mathematics, Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult brotherhood of the Rosicrucians, he kept a secret, coded notebook. What does the notebook reveal?, RenÈ Descartes (1596 1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm "Cogito, ergo sum" marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates has made our intellectual conquest of physical space possible. But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult brotherhood of the Rosicrucians, he kept a secret notebook, now lost, most of which was written in code. After Descartes's death, Gottfried Leibniz, inventor of calculus and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, moved to Paris in search of this notebookand eventually found it in the possession of Claude Clerselier, a friend of Descartes's. Liebniz called on Clerselier and was allowed to copy only a couple of pageswhich, though written in code, he amazingly deciphered there on the spot. Liebniz's hastily scribbled notes are all we have today of Descartes's notebook. Why did Descartes keep a secret notebook, and what were its contents? The answers to these questions will lead the reader on an exciting, swashbuckling journey, and offer a fascinating look at one of the great figures of Western culture.
LC Classification Number
QA29.D55A25 2005
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