A History of Pi
3rd Edition
Published on 15. July 1976
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-312-38185-1 (ISBN)
Description
The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
facsimiles, portraits
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-38185-1 (9780312381851)
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Person
Petr Beckmann
Content
1. Dawn
2. The Belt
3. The Early Greeks
4. Euclid
5. The Roman Pest
6. Archimedes of Syracuse
7. Dusk
8. Night
9. Awakening
10. The Digit Hunters
11. The Last Archimedeans
12. Prelude to Breakthrough
13. Newton
14. Euler
15. The Monte Carlo Method
16. The Transcendence of Pi
17. The Modern Circle Squarers
18. The Computer Age
Notes
Bibliography
Chronological Table
Index
The First 10,000 Decimal Places of Pi