num_pages: 768
description: Vol. 1 of a monumental 4-volume set includes a general survey of mathematics; historical and biographical information on prominent mathematicians throughout history; material on arithmetic, numbers and the art of counting, and the mathematics of space and motion. Includes commentary by noted mathematics scholar James R. Newman. Features numerous figures.
language: English
title: The World of Mathematics, Vol. 1 (Volume 1)
titlecomplete: The World of Mathematics, Vol. 1 (Volume 1) (Dover Books on Mathematics)
genres: Reference, Philosophy, Physics, Science, Nonfiction, Mathematics, History
ratings_count: 29
publisher: Dover Publications