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035 $a(OCoLC)880809710
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aQA21$b.R66 2013
082 04 $a510.9$223
100 1 $aRooney, Anne.
245 14 $aThe story of mathematics :$bfrom creating the pyramids to exploring infinity /$cby Anne Rooney.
250 $a2013 edition.
260 $aLondon :$bArcturus [for Barnes and Noble],$c2013, ℗♭2008.
300 $a208 pages :$billustrations (some color), maps, portraits ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aOriginally published: 2008.
500 $aIncludes index and glossary.
505 0 $aIntroduction : the magic of numbers -- Starting with numbers -- Numbers put to work -- The shape of things -- In the round -- The magic formula -- Grasping the infinite -- Numbers at work and play -- The death of numbers -- Proving it.
520 8 $aLong ago, the earliest human civilizations discovered the strange and fascinating quality of particular numbers and wove them into their superstitions and religions. Numbers have entranced people ever since. This book tells the story of mankind through mathematics from cave dwelling to modern life--$cSource other than Library of Congress.
650 0 $aMathematics$xHistory.
650 7 $aMathematics.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01012163
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
994 $aZ0$bP4A
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