Descartes' Secret Notebook: A True Tale Of Mathematics, Mysticism, And The Quest To Understand The Universe - Hardcover

Aczel, Amir D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0767920333 ISBN 13: 9780767920339

Verlag: Broadway Books, 2005

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Book by Aczel Amir D

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Reseña del editor:

A portrait of the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician looks at his interest in mysticism and probable membership in the occult brotherhood of Rosicrucians, and his secret notebook, which he kept in code, attempting to redecipher the contents of the long-lost volume.

Biografía del autor:

AMIR D. ACZEL is the author of many research articles on mathematics, two textbooks, and nine nonfiction books, including the international bestseller Fermat's Last Theorem, which was nominated for a Los Angeles Times Book Award. Aczel has appeared on over thirty television programs, including nationwide appearances on CNN, CNBC, and Nightline, and on over a hundred radio programs, including NPR's Weekend Edition and Morning Edition. Aczel is a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

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• Verlag: Broadway Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0767920333
• ISBN 13: 9780767920339
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 273