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130829s2014 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2013033923 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780374534998 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng. |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
e------ |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
511 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Preferred name for the person |
Alexander, Amir R., |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Infinitesimal : |
| Remainder of title |
how a dangerous mathematical theory shaped the modern world / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Amir Alexander. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
352 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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rdacontent |
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txt |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
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n |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
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nc |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"The epic battle over a mathematical concept that shook the old order and shaped the world as we know it. On August 10, 1632, five leaders of the Society of Jesus convened in a somber Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a simple idea: that a continuous line is composed of distinct and limitlessly tiny parts. The doctrine would become the foundation of calculus, but on that fateful day the judges ruled that it was forbidden. With the stroke of a pen they set off a war for the soul of the modern world. Amir Alexander's Infinitesimal is the story of the struggle that pitted Europe's entrenched powers against voices for tolerance and change. It takes us from the bloody religious strife of the sixteenth century to the battlefields of the English civil war and the fierce confrontations between leading thinkers like Galileo and Hobbes. We see how a small mathematical disagreement became a contest over the nature of the heavens and the earth: Was the world entirely known and ruled by a divinely sanctioned rationality and hierarchy? Or was it a vast and mysterious place, ripe for exploration? The legitimacy of popes and kings, as well as our modern beliefs in human liberty and progressive science, hung in the balance; the answer hinged on the infinitesimal. Pulsing with drama and excitement, Infinitesimal will forever change the way you look at a simple line--and celebrates the spirit of discovery, innovation, and intellectual achievement"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"The epic battle over a mathematical concept that shook the old order and shaped the world as we know it"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE |
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500-599 |
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510 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Calculus |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Geometry, Infinitesimal |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mathematics |
| Geographic subdivision |
Europe |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
16th century. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mathematics |
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Europe |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
17th century. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Science, Renaissance. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Cover image |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/815/9780374176815/image/lgcover.9780374176815.jpg |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS |
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| Item type |
BOOK |
| Issues (borrowed), all copies |
2 |