Numbers : To Infinity and Beyond Paperback / softback
by OLIVER LINTON
Part of the Wooden Books U.K. Gift Book series
Paperback / softback
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What are numbers? Where do they come from? Are there different kings of number? Why was Pythagoras fascinated by triangular and square numbers?
Is there a link between perfect numbers and primes? In this enlightening illustrated pocket book, mathemagician Oliver Linton reveals the wonderful world of numbers, visiting the questions and answers of great number theorists along the way, from Euclid to Euler, Fibonacci to Fermat, and Archimedes to Gauss.
No calculator needed! WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages, 100
- Publisher:Wooden Books
- Publication Date:01/10/2021
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- ISBN:9781907155314
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages, 100
- Publisher:Wooden Books
- Publication Date:01/10/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781907155314