Numericon tells the stories of the numbers, mathematical discoveries, oddities and personalities that have shaped the way we understand the world around us. Funny, bizarre, tragic and dramatic, these stories reveal the power, passion and beauty of mathematics. Each chapter is an intriguing story about a number, including why 3 is strong, e is natural and Graham's number is too big to write. Packed with quirky, informative facts and bound in a beautiful foil-blocked cover, this book will do for maths what The Etymologicon did for the English language.
- ISBN10 1782061541
- ISBN13 9781782061540
- Publish Date 4 September 2014
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 29 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Quercus Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 336
- Language English