The invention of numbers : from zeroes to heroes : the secrets of numbers and how they created our world
Bentley, Peter, 1972-2016
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Numbers are at the heart of the existence of the universe and everything in it, and yet a lot of us have little understanding of their creation, let alone their part in philosophy, art, music, physics, literature, religion and computing. Professor Bentley's fascinating history of the origins of numbers will unlock the secrets of these things that we take for granted and shows how numbers seem to take on human characteristiscs - as they can be perfect or irrational, amicable or prime, real or imaginary.
Main title:
Author:
Bentley, Peter, 1972-, author
Edition:
[New edition].
Imprint:
London : Cassell Illustrated, 2016.
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: published as The book of numbers. 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781844039111 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
510513.509
Local class:
513.509
Language:
English
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BRN:
37536