The story of mathematics
Mankiewicz, Richard2000
Book
This book takes the reader on a journey through the ideas and visions of the men behind the numbers, from the cryptic poems of Tarraglia to the Bishop of Berkley and his disdain of Newtonian calculus.
Main title:
The story of mathematics / Richard Mankiewicz.
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Imprint:
London : Cassell, 2000.
Collation:
192p. : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims. (some col.), col. maps, col. ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780304354733 (hbk)
Dewey class:
510.9
Language:
English
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BRN:
24797