The Magic of Numbers

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Synopsis
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
Copyright:
1946

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780486167404
Related ISBNs:
9780486267883
Publisher:
Dover Publications
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Copyrighted By:
Eric Temple Bell
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Philosophy
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Bookshare Staff
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