The magic of numbers
(2014)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2014
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486167404 (electronic bk.) MWT11606071, 0486167402 (electronic bk.) 11606071
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
From one of the foremost interpreters for lay readers of the history and meaning of mathematics: a stimulating account of the origins of mathematical thought and the development of numerical theory. It probes the work of Pythagoras, Galileo, Berkeley, Einstein, and others, exploring how "number magic" has influenced religion, philosophy, science, and mathematics
Mode of access: World Wide Web