num_pages: 208
description: The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism.
language: English
title: A History of π
titlecomplete: A History of π
genres: Microhistory, Popular Science, History, Science, Mathematics, Reference, Education, Nonfiction, History Of Science, Number
ratings_count: 2728
publisher: St. Martin's Press