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The Magic of Numbers

By Bell E. T.

Book information

Year
1991
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5203802 bytes)
Pages
429\429
Library
mexmat
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

From one of the foremost interpreters for laymen of the history and meaning of mathematics: a stimulating account of the origins of mathematical thought and the development of numerical theory from its beginnings in ancient times to the modern era, probing the work of Pythagoras, Galileo, Berkeley, Einstein and many others, and exploring the ways in which number magic has influenced the development of religion, philosophy, science and mathematics.

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