The story of mathematics : from creating the pyramids to exploring infinity / by Anne Rooney.
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TextPublisher: London : Arcturus, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (some color), mapsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781848580350
- 1848580355
- 510.9 23
- QA21 .R66 2009
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In order to understand the universe you must know the language in which it is written. And that language is mathematics.' Galileo (1564-1642) For hundreds of thousands of years, we have sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathematics has been our most valuable tool in that search, uncovering the patterns and rules that govern our world and beyond. The Story of Mathematics traces humankind's greatest achievements, plotting a journey from innumerate cave-dwellers, through the towering mathematical intellects of the last 4,000 years, to where we stand today.
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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