by Robert Osserman · tapa dura · ISBN 9780297815167
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«Poetry of the Universe: Mathematical Exploration of the Cosmos» is the essay by Robert Osserman, published by Orion Publishing Co in hardback (in English).
It traces the role of mathematics in science, from the earliest measurements of the Earth to modern cosmology. Osserman shows how abstract ideas become tools for understanding nature, and introduces Wigner's famous question about the effectiveness of mathematics.
The work was originally published on 8 May 1995 and consists of 172 pages.
For readers interested in popular science, the history of mathematics and cosmology; an accessible introduction that requires no prior technical knowledge.
