The Best of All Possible Worlds: Mathematics and Destiny Paperback / softback - 2007
by Ivar Ekeland
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Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds, and pessimists fear that might really be the case. There was a time, during the 17th and 18th centuries, when scientists and mathematicians felt they could provide the answer. This book is their story.
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- Title The Best of All Possible Worlds: Mathematics and Destiny
- Author Ivar Ekeland
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition Second Printing
- Condition New
- Pages 214
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
- Date 2007-10-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # B9780226199955
- ISBN 9780226199955 / 0226199959
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.3 x 0.61 in (22.86 x 16.00 x 1.55 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006001984
- Dewey Decimal Code 509
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