A History of π (PI)
By: Petr Beckmann.
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780880294188
Copyright date: 1971
Subjects: Science: General Issues; Algebra - General; Mathematics; Bargain Books
First sentence: A million years or so have passed since the tool-wielding animal called man made its appearance on this planet.
Description: "Documents the calculation, numerical value, and use of the ratio from 2000 B.C. to the modern computer age, detailing social conditions in eras when progress was made."