An edition of Descartes' Dream (1986)

Descartes' Dream

The World According to Mathematics

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An edition of Descartes' Dream (1986)

Descartes' Dream

The World According to Mathematics

1st ed.

by and

  • ★★★ 3.00 ·
  • 1 Rating
  • 6 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

Discusses the impact that mathematics and computers have on our intellectual and emotional lives.

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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Language
English
Pages
321

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Previews available in: German English

Subjects
Computers and civilization, Mathematics, Philosophy, Social aspects, Social aspects of Mathematics, Mathematics, philosophy, Angewandte Mathematik, Gesellschaft, Mathematisierung, Entwicklung, Aufsatzsammlung
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René Descartes (1596-1650)

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Cover of: Descartes' Traum
Descartes' Traum: über die Mathematisierung von Zeit und Raum ; von denkenden Computern, Politik und Liebe
1990, Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl.
in German
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Cover of: Descartes' dream
Descartes' dream: the world according to mathematics
1987, Houghton Mifflin
in English
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Cover of: Descartes' Dream
Descartes' Dream: The World According to Mathematics
1986, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Descartes' dream
Descartes' dream: the world according to mathematics
1986, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.
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San Diego, USA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510.1
Library of Congress
QA8.4, QA8.6 .D39 1986

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xvii,321p.
Number of pages
321

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OL21144978M
Internet Archive
descartesdream0000davi
ISBN 10
0151252602
LCCN
86011967
OCLC/WorldCat
13581834
Library Thing
285277
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3145758

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