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A history of pi

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New york St. Martins press 1971Description: 200pISBN:
  • 0312381859 (PB)
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Contents:
1 Dawn 2 Belt 3 Early Greeks 4 Euclid 5 Roman pest 6 Archimedes of Syracuse 7 Dusk 8 Night 9 Awakening 10 Digit hunters 11 Last Archimedeans 12 Prelude to breakthrough 13 Newton 14 Euler 15 Monte Carlo method 16 Transcendence of [pi] 17 Modern circle squarers 18Computer age
Summary: 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. The mathematical level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty for readers of all ages and interests.
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Includes index

Includes bibliography (p. 193-194)

1 Dawn
2 Belt
3 Early Greeks
4 Euclid
5 Roman pest
6 Archimedes of Syracuse
7 Dusk
8 Night
9 Awakening
10 Digit hunters
11 Last Archimedeans
12 Prelude to breakthrough
13 Newton
14 Euler
15 Monte Carlo method
16 Transcendence of [pi]
17 Modern circle squarers
18Computer age

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. The mathematical level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty for readers of all ages and interests.

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