在几何学中（这是古希腊时期划时代思想革命的踏板和起点），数字 1 代表点 ，数字 2 代表线，数字 3 代表面，数字 4
代表三维四面体。以这种观点分析，四元体包含了空间中所有可见的维度12。
质数是数字的基石，正如原子是物质构成的基础。同样，公理犹如一口源泉，所有的几何真理都从其中源源不断地喷涌而出。
Overview
The book explores mathematical ideas from Pythagoras to the present
day as it shows us how intriguing questions and ingenious answers have
led to ever deeper insights into our world. The author makes the case
for how God, philosophers existence and scientists mathematics might be
related. He is also interested in the old debate about whether humans
discover mathematical theorems that already exist, or merely construct a
logical, self-consistent system.
About Mario Livio
Born: 1945
An internationally renowned
Israeli-American astrophysicist, and an author of works that
popularize science and mathematics. He is a Fellow of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science.
内容简介
数学无处不在，无所不能。它渗透在所有领域，能解释宇宙万物，完全超越了人类的能力。本书按照数学关键概念的演化过程来组织结构，引经据典地从哲学角度全方位阐释数学的本质，以及数学和我们的物质世界、人类思维之间的关系。其间，传奇的历史人物和神秘的古老传说让深奥的哲学论证趣味横生。
本书适合所有对数学感兴趣的读者阅读。
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