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This book describes the relationship between science and poetry in the Hellenistic period by analysing the stylistic features of Hellenistic mathematics and then showing how they can be understood within the context of Hellenistic poetry. The result transforms our understanding of the origins of Western mathematics.

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"...it is a beautiful, creative study... ." --BMCR

Table of Contents
Preface; Introduction; 1. The carnival of calculation; 2. The telling of mathematics; 3. Hybrids and mosaics; 4. The poetic interface; Conclusions and qualifications.

Ludic Proof

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/14/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521898942, 978-0521898942
      ISBN10: 0521898943
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      History of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book describes the relationship between science and poetry in the Hellenistic period by analysing the stylistic features of Hellenistic mathematics and then showing how they can be understood within the context of Hellenistic poetry. The result transforms our understanding of the origins of Western mathematics.

      Trade Review
      "...it is a beautiful, creative study... ." --BMCR

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Introduction; 1. The carnival of calculation; 2. The telling of mathematics; 3. Hybrids and mosaics; 4. The poetic interface; Conclusions and qualifications.

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