The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution

Devlin, Keith

ISBN 10: 0802778127 / ISBN 13: 9780802778123

Editore: Walker & Company, New York, 2011

***SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE*** viii, 183 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 22 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket toned, with light edgewear. *** "The untold story of Leonardo of Pisa, the medieval mathematician who introduced Arabic numbers to the West and helped launch the modern era." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Your days are numbered; A bridge of numbers; A child of Pisa; A mathematical journey; Sources; Liber abbaci; Fame; The Fibonacci aftermath; Whose revolution?; Fibonacci's legacy: in stone, parchment, and rabbits. Size: 8vo. Codice articolo 106123

Riassunto:

The story of the medieval genius whose 1202 book changed the course of mathematics in the West and helped bring on the modern era.

Informazioni sull?autore: Keith Devlin was born in Hull. He is a Senior Researcher and Executive Director at Stanford's H-STAR institute, which he co-founded. He is also a Consulting Professor in the Department of Mathematics, and a co-founder of the Stanford Media X research network. He is the author of more than twenty-eight books, including The Math Gene. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

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Titolo: The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic ...
Casa editrice: Walker & Company, New York
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Near Fine
Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good
Edizione: 1st.