The World of Numbers
Published on 2. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-107-49499-2 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1946, this book explains important aspects of the world through the lens of mathematics. McKay discusses important questions such as time, the size of the earth and 'numbers that mean too much' in language that is enthusiastic and easily accessible to non-mathematicians. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-49499-2 (9781107494992)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface; 1. A girdle round about the Earth; 2. The trials of geographers; 3. The arithmetic of great rivers; 4. Widdershins; 5. The all-composing hour; 6. Ellipses and orbits; 7. Proportions in the stars; 8. The Earth in a balance; 9. The prodigal sun; 10. Magnitudes of the stars; 11. Symbols; 12. Squaring the circle; 13. The ghost quantity; 14. Poets' numbers; 15. Numbers that mean too much; 16. Was man made by the Earth?