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The Rainbow of Mathematics: A History of the Mathematical Sciences Paperback - 2000
by Ivor Grattan-Guinness
"For Ivor Grattan-Guinness . . . the story of how numbers were invented and harnessed is a passionate, physical saga."--"The New Yorker." The author charts the growth of mathematics through the centuries and describes the evolution of arithmetic and geometry, trigonometry, and other disciplines.
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In the issue of the British journal Nature for 27 July 1905, the statistician Karl Pearson posed the following problem: A man starts from a point O and walks l yards in a straight line; he then turns though any angle whatever and walks another l yards in a second straight line.
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- Title The Rainbow of Mathematics: A History of the Mathematical Sciences
- Author Ivor Grattan-Guinness
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 830
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
- Date 2000-05-17
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780393320305 / 0393320308
- Weight 2.55 lbs (1.16 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 2.1 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 5.33 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Mathematics - History
- Dewey Decimal Code 510.9
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