a very, VERY big day. For that day saw the birth in England of John Wallis, the mathematician credited with creating the symbol for infinity (∞). Although Pythagoras and other ancient Greeks ...

Infinity in mathematics is considered as a number and represented as ∞. It is an endlessness and limitless concept which describes something without any bound or larger than any number.

A twisted ring of gas, one that stretches more than 600 light-years across the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, has been discovered by astronomers using a powerful infrared space telescope.

The 65 chestnut wood poles are laid out in the shape of the infinity symbol and engraved with mantras, poems and quotes. Ms Clayton said: “Infinity is a social sculpture project that aims to ...