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Long 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--
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The story of mathematics: from creating the pyramids to exploring infinity
2013, Arcturus [for Barnes and Noble]
in English
- 2013 edition.
1435148878 9781435148871
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Table of Contents
Introduction : 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.
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Originally published: 2008.
Includes index and glossary.
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