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infinity: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Amir D. Aczel, The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity (2001), is a popular account of the history of infinity. Rudy Rucker, Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite (1982), discusses the history of infinity and its mathematical, physical, and metaphysical aspects, expanding upon the topics mentioned in this article.

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Modified link of Web site: Academia - Infinity – The never-ending struggle (PDF). Dec 07, 2024
Add new Web site: International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research - Infinity in Various Branches of Mathematics. Sep 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Embodiment of infinity in mathematics. Apr 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Mathematics LibreTexts - How Big is Infinity? Or Is it “Infinities”? Mar 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Infinity – The never-ending struggle (PDF). Nov 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Infinite. Aug 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Infinity. Nov 10, 2022
Add new Web site: Dartmouth Department of Mathematics - Infinity and the Mind. Aug 26, 2022
Removed media. Dec 14, 2021
Corrected display issue. Nov 24, 2020
Changed “1657” to “1655.” Aug 03, 2020
Media added. Mar 01, 2016
Added video about set theory and infinity. Dec 03, 2015
Added new Web site: Is there really such a thing as "infiniti"? Jun 12, 2006
New bibliography added. Apr 06, 2006
New article added. Apr 06, 2006
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