| Edition |
Paperback edition. |
| Description |
384 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: 2008. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-376) and index. |
| Contents |
Tokens, tallies and tablets -- The logic of shape -- Notations and numbers -- Lure of the unknown -- Eternal triangles -- Curves and coordinates -- Patterns in numbers -- The system of the world -- Patterns in nature -- Impossible quantities -- Firm foundations -- Impossible triangles -- The rise of symmetry -- Algebra comes of age -- Rubber sheet geometry -- The fourth dimension -- The shape of logic -- How likely is that? -- Number crunching -- Chaos and complexity. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- History.
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Mathematicians -- History.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte.
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| ISBN |
9781847247681 paperback $14.95 |
|
1847247687 paperback |
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9781847241818 |
|
1847241816 |
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