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The World of Numbers de Herbert McKay

The World of Numbers

Autor Herbert McKay
en Limba Engleză Paperback – apr 2015
Originally published in 1946, this book explains important aspects of the world through the lens of mathematics. McKay discusses important questions such as time, the size of the earth and 'numbers that mean too much' in language that is enthusiastic and easily accessible to non-mathematicians. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781107494992
ISBN-10: 1107494990
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 127 x 198 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Preface; 1. A girdle round about the Earth; 2. The trials of geographers; 3. The arithmetic of great rivers; 4. Widdershins; 5. The all-composing hour; 6. Ellipses and orbits; 7. Proportions in the stars; 8. The Earth in a balance; 9. The prodigal sun; 10. Magnitudes of the stars; 11. Symbols; 12. Squaring the circle; 13. The ghost quantity; 14. Poets' numbers; 15. Numbers that mean too much; 16. Was man made by the Earth?

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Originally published in 1946, this book explains important aspects of the world through the lens of mathematics.