Название: The Story of Mathematics: From Creating the Pyraminds to Exploring Infinity
Автор: Anne Rooney
Издательство: Arcturus Publishing Limited
Год: 2009
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 447
Размер: 48,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

‘In order to understand the universe you must know the language in which it is written. And that language is mathematics.’
Galileo (1564-1642)

For hundreds of thousands of years, we have sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathematics has been our most valuable tool in that search, uncovering the patterns and rules that govern our world and beyond. The Story of Mathematics traces humankind’s greatest achievements, plotting a journey from innumerate cave-dwellers, through the towering mathematical intellects of the last 4,000 years, to where we stand today.