From one of the foremost interpreters for lay readers of the history and meaning of mathematics: a stimulating account of the origins of mathematical thought and the development of numerical theory. It probes the work of Pythagoras, Galileo, Berkeley, Einstein, and others, exploring how "number magic" has influenced religion, philosophy, science, and mathematics
Reprint of the Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, 1946 edition.
Availability | Instant |
ISBN 10 | 0486167402 |
ISBN 13 | 9780486167404 |
Author/Editor | Eric Temple Bell |
Format | eBook |
Page Count | 432 |
Dimensions | 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 |