Numbers: To Infinity and Beyond (Wooden Books U.K. Gift Book) - Softcover

Linton, Oliver

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907155317 ISBN 13: 9781907155314

Verlag: Wooden Books, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

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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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Oliver Linton is an educationalist and writer. Also author of Fractals in this series, he lives in the Lake District. A collection of his writings may be found on his website www.jolinton.co.uk.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wooden Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1907155317
• ISBN 13: 9781907155314
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 64
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