Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics Little House on The Prairie and Dora's Eggs

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Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics Little House on The Prairie and Dora's EggsHow big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity +1 is the same as 1+ infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken sandwich