The story of mathematics
Subtitle: from creating the pyramids to exploring infinity
By: by Anne Rooney
Edition: 2013 edition.
Publisher: Arcturus [for Barnes and Noble]
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781435148871
Subjects: Mathematics; History
Description: Long ago, the earliest human civilizations discovered the strange and fascinating quality of particular numbers and wove them into their superstitions and religions. Numbers have entranced people ever since. This book tells the story of mankind through mathematics from cave dwelling to modern life--
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes index and glossary.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the magic of numbers; title: Starting with numbers; title: Numbers put to work; title: The shape of things; title: In the round; title: The magic formula; title: Grasping the infinite; title: Numbers at work and play; title: The death of numbers; title: Proving it.