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Ponderables

Ponderables, Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers edited by Tom Jackson

Ponderables

Ponderables, Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers
edited by Tom Jackson

Hardback | Mar 2013 | Shelter Harbor | 9780985323042 | 277x241mm | GEN

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Counting, measuring, and calculating are as old as civilization itself, as are many of the theorems and laws of math. This book tells the fascinating stories behind mathematical discoveries. The 12-page foldout timeline sets the saga of mathematics against the backdrop of world history.