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050			_aBD 411 .C54 2003
100			_aClegg, Brian. _eAuthor
245		2	_aA brief history of infinity : _bthe quest to think the unthinkable / _cBrian Clegg.
260			_aLondon : _cc2003. _bRobinson,
300			_a255 pages ; _c20 cm.
365			_bPHP 230.00
504			_aIncludes references and index.
505			_a1. To Infinity and Beyond.--2. Counting on Your Fingers.--3. A Different Mathematics.--4. The Power of Number.--5. The Absolute.--6. Labelling the Infinite.--7. Peeking under the Carpet.--8. The Indivisible Mystery; 9 Fluxion Wars.--10. Paradoxes of the Infinite.--11. Set in Stone.--12.Thinking the Unthinkable.--13. Order versus the Cardinals.--14. An Infinity of Infinities.--15. Madness and Sanity.--16. Infinitesimally Small.--17. Infinity to Go.--18. Endless Fascination.
520			_aSpace is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the street to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' Douglas Adams, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy We human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. Philosophers and mathematicians have gone mad contemplating its nature and complexity - yet it is a concept routinely used by schoolchildren. Exploring the infinite is a journey into paradox. Here is a quantity that turns arithmetic on its head.
650			_aINFINITE.
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