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In our minds we really can travel to infinity and beyond, and this book charts how. Starting with your first glimpse of the infinite in the numbers you learned at school, you’ll travel on through the history of how mathematicians and philosophers came to understand that infinity could be real, and the theoretical landscape that it came to define. Activities for your journey to infinity could include anything from recreating an M. C.Escher engraving (with an infinite border) to visiting Hilbert’s Hotel and from visiting the Sierpinski Carpet store to the Library of Babel, which contains every single text that ever has or ever will be written. Also included are lists of "What Not To Miss In Infinity," "Top Ten Favourite Excursions," and "Infinity in Popular Culture."
