A book about numbers sounds rather dull. This one is not. Instead it is a lively story about one thread of mathematics-the concept of "number" told by eight authors and organized into a historical narrative that leads the reader from ancient Egypt to the late twentieth century. It is a st...
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Ebbinghaus, Heinz-Dieter
(Author),
Hermes, Hans
(Author),
Hirzebruch, Friedrich
(Author),
Koecher, Max
(Author),
Mainzer, Klaus
(Author),
Neukirch, Jürgen
(Author),
Prestel, Alexander
(Author),
Remmert, Reinhold
(Author) |
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| Corporate Author: |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Other Authors: |
Ewing, John H.
(Editor) |
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| Format: | eBook
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
1991.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991. |
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| Series: | Readings in Mathematics ;
123
Springer eBook Collection.
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| Online Access: | Click to view e-book
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| Holy Cross Note: | Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community. |
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