A history of mathematical impossibility /

This book tells the history of impossibility theorems starting with the ancient Greek proof of the incommensurability of the side and the diagonal in a square.

1. Verfasser:

Lützen, Jesper

Format:

Elektronisch E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Ausgabe:

First edition.

Zusammenfassung:

This book tells the history of impossibility theorems starting with the ancient Greek proof of the incommensurability of the side and the diagonal in a square.

Umfang:

1 online resource (315 pages)

Bibliografie:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-195947-2
0-19-269302-6
0-19-269303-4

Schlagworte:

Mathematical analysis > History.

Mathematics.

Bezugswerke:

Print version: A History of Mathematical Impossibility

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