Numbers: The Universal Language

by Denis Guedj

Other authorsLory Frankel (Translator)
Paperback, 1997

Status

Available

Call number

513.2

Collection

Publication

Harry N. Abrams (1997), Paperback, 176 pages

Description

This volume describes, in words and with artworks, the basic principles of numbers - arithmetic, whole numbers, natural numbers and the concepts of zero and infinity. It examines: how old numbers are and how they were developed; who invented algebra, geometry and calculus; how these ideas affect our daily lives; and the ways in which numbers have been used in art, music and other disciplines.

User reviews

LibraryThing member neuroklinik
Disappointing attempts at poetic language at times cloud the precision of the concepts presented.

Subjects

Language

Original language

French

Physical description

176 p.; 7 inches

ISBN

0810928450 / 9780810928459
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