Voltaire's riddle : Micromégas and the measure of all things / Andrew J. Simoson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simoson, Andrew J., author.

Series:

Dolciani Mathematical Expositions, v. 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voltaire, 1694-1778.

Voltaire.

Authors, French--18th century--Biography.

Authors, French.

Philosophers--France--Biography.

Philosophers.

Voltaire, 1694-1778. Micromégas.

Science in literature.

Mathematics in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 377 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Mathematical Association of America, c2010.

System Details:

Mode of access : World Wide Web

Contents:

Vignette I: A Dinner Invitation I. The Annotated Micromégas Vignette II: Here be Giants! II. The Micro and the Mega Vignette III: The Bastille III. Fragments from Flatland Vignette IV: A want-to-be mathematician IV. Newton's Polar Ellipse Vignette V: A Bourgeois Poet in the Temple of Taste V. A Mandarin Orange or a Lemon? Vignette VI: The Zodiac VI. Hipparchus's Twist Vignette VII: Love Triangles VII. Dürer's Hypocycloid Vignette VIII: Maupertuis's Hole VIII. Newton's Other Ellipse Vignette IX: The Man in the Moon IX. Maupertuis's Pursuit Problem Vignette X: Voltaire and the Almighty X. Soomon's $\pi $ Vignette XI: Laputa and Gargantua XI. Moon Pie Vignette XII: A Last Curtain Call XII. Riddle Resolutions

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-366) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Voltaire, 1694-1778. Micromégas. English.

Other Format:

Print version: Simoson, Andrew J. Voltaire's riddle :

ISBN:

9781470458454 (online)

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