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Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers

By Ian Stewart

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About the book

Ian Stewart explores the astonishing properties of numbers from 1 to10 to zero and infinity, including one figure that, if you wrote it out, would span the universe. He looks at every kind of number you can think of -- real, imaginary, rational, irrational, positive and negative -- along with several you might have thought you couldn't think of. He explains the insights of the ancient mathematicians, shows how numbers have evolved through the ages, and reveals the way numerical theory enables ev...Show more

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9781781254516

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Published year

2016

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1

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Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers

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Paperback

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