Pi : a biography of the world's most mysterious number /: a biography of the world's most mysterious number. (2023)
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- Book
- Title:
- Pi : a biography of the world's most mysterious number /: a biography of the world's most mysterious number. (2023)
- Main Title:
- Pi : a biography of the world's most mysterious number
- Further Information:
- Note: Alfred S. Posamentier and Ingmar Lehmann ; [afterword by Dr. Herbert A. Hauptman, Nobel Laureate].
- Authors:
- Posamentier, Alfred S
Lehmann, Ingmar - Other Names:
- Hauptman, Herbert A (Herbert Aaron) 1917-2011 writer of afterword.
Prometheus Books (Firm), publisher.
Globe Pequot Press.
Rowman and Littlefield, Inc. - Contents:
- What is pi? -- The history of pi -- Calculating the value of pi -- Pi enthusiasts -- Pi curiosities -- Applications of pi -- Paradox in pi.
- Publisher Details:
- Place of publication not identified : Prometheus
- Publication Date:
- 2023
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (324 pages)
- Subjects:
- 516.22
Mathematics: General
Pi -- History
Transcendental numbers
Mathematics: Number Theory
Illustrated works
Informational works - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781615920815
1615920811 - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.796777
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