4/$25 Brief History of Infinity: Quest to Think the Unthinkable by Brian Clegg

Mix and match listings marked as 4/$25 and get a $25 + shipping offer on 4 books. Weight limit up to 5lbs. This used paperback book is in very good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and possible minor marks within. Comes from the smoke free and pet friendly home. 'Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the street to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' Douglas Adams, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy We human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. Philosophers and mathematicians have gone mad contemplating its nature and complexity - yet it is a concept routinely used by schoolchildren. Exploring the infinite is a journey into paradox. Here is a quantity that turns arithmetic on its head, making it feasible that 1 = 0. Here is a concept that enables us to cram as many extra guests as we like into an already full hotel. Most bizarrely of all, it is quite easy to show that there must be something bigger than infinity - when it surely should be the biggest thing that could possibly be.