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Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers
Joseph Mazur
Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers
Joseph Mazur
While all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren't available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today? In Enlightening Symbols, popular math wri
312 pages, 8 halftones. 38 line illus. 4 tables.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 6, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9780691173375 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 235 × 156 × 20 mm · 454 g |
Language | English |
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