| Author: | Petr Beckmann | ISBN: | 9781466887169 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press | Publication: | January 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | St. Martin's Griffin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Petr Beckmann |
| ISBN: | 9781466887169 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press |
| Publication: | January 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | St. Martin's Griffin |
| Language: | English |
The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism.
The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism.
