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Number The Language of Science

Paperback • 2007 • English

Number The Language of Science

By Tobias Dantzig, Joseph Mazur

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About the book

"Beyond doubt the most interesting book on the evolution of mathematics which has ever fallen into my hands."—Albert Einstein Number is an eloquent, accessible tour de force that reveals how the concept of number evolved from prehistoric times through the twentieth century.  Renowned professor of mathematics Tobias Dantzig shows that the development of math—from the invention of counting to the discovery of infinity—is a profoundly human story that progressed by “trying and erring, by groping a...Show more

Groups and group theory
Number theory
Probability and statistics

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ISBN

9780452288119

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Number The Language of Science

Format

Paperback

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