The art of more : how mathematics created civilization / Michael Brooks.
The art of more : how mathematics created civilization / Michael Brooks.
The art of more : how mathematics created civilization / Michael Brooks.
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Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, [2021]
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G 2021/3072
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Why our skill with numbers is the greatest human achievement of all -- Arithmetic : how we founded civilisation -- Geometry : how we conquered and created -- Algebra : how we got organized -- Calculus : how we engineered everything -- Logarithms : how we launched science -- Imaginary n...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, [2021]
Edition
First American Edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2021]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"For readers of Steven Strogatz's Infinite Powers and The Joy of x comes this illuminating exploration of the ways in which math-and the people who have mastered its inherent power through the ages-has shaped our world. In this captivating, sweeping history, Michael Brooks makes clear that mathematics was one of the foundational innovations that ca...
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The art of more : how mathematics created civilization / Michael Brooks.
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"Originally published in London, Great Britain by Scribe, in 2021."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/3072
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74VKarWqJwjO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKarWqJwjO
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ISBN
1524748994
9781524748999
DDC
909
MMS ID
991024444018902626
