Numbers
The Universal Language
Published on 16. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-500-30080-0 (ISBN)
Description
Numbers are all around us and we take them for granted. Who first invented them? How old are they, and how were they developed? How did they come to represent abstract, universal concepts? How do they vary in different parts of the world today? Who invented algebra? Geometry? Calculus? Zero? How do these ideas affect our daily lives?
This information-packed book uses clear language and over 130 illustrations to describe the basic principles of numbers - arithmetic, whole numbers, natural numbers, the concepts of zero and infinity - as well as the ways in which numbers have been used in art and other disciplines.
This information-packed book uses clear language and over 130 illustrations to describe the basic principles of numbers - arithmetic, whole numbers, natural numbers, the concepts of zero and infinity - as well as the ways in which numbers have been used in art and other disciplines.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 124 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-500-30080-0 (9780500300800)
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Previous edition
Book
09/1997
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
€28.61
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Persons
Denis Guedj is a professor of the history of science at the University of Paris-VIII, where he has also taught mathematics and film. As well as being a filmmaker and performer, he is author of numerous books on the history of mathematics and science.