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Numericon: The Hidden Lives of Numbers

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Numericon tells the stories of the numbers, mathematical discoveries, oddities and personalities that have shaped the way we understand the world around us. Each chapter is its own story about a number: why 12 is a sublime number, why 13 is unlucky and 7 lucky, and how imaginary numbers hold up buildings. The book tells the stories of ancient mathematicians, ground-breaking discoveries and mathematical applications that affect our world and our lives in so many ways.

Pages: 190

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Quercus

Release: March 10, 2015

ISBN: 1623654106

ISBN 13: 9781623654108

Numericon: The Hidden Lives of Numbers

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Numericon tells the stories of the numbers, mathematical discoveries, oddities and personalities that have shaped the way we understand the world around us. Each chapter is its own story about a number: why 12 is a sublime number, why 13 is unlucky and 7 lucky, and how imaginary numbers hold up buildings. The book tells the stories of ancient mathematicians, ground-breaking discoveries and mathematical applications that affect our world and our lives in so many ways.

Pages: 190

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Quercus

Release: March 10, 2015

ISBN: 1623654106

ISBN 13: 9781623654108

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