Story of mathematics: from creating the pyramids to exploring infinity

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.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Anne Rooney
Age11-14, 14-16
Published2009
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Shelf referenceMA3 ROO
ISN/ISBN9781841939407
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8csj

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