Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1976-07-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0312381859
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780312381851
Binding: Paperback
Product 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
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1976-07-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0312381859
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780312381851
Binding: Paperback
Product 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
