Here's looking at Euclid from counting ants to games of chance, an awe-inspiring journey through the world of numbers

Whether writing about how algebra solved Swedish traffic problems, visiting the Mental Calculation World Cup to disclose the secrets of lightning calculation, or exploring the links between pineapples and beautiful teeth, Bellos guides his readers into the world of mathematics while uncovering fasc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bellos, Alex 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. Free Press c2010.
Edition:1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
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