A History of Pi
Petr Beckmann
200 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0880294183
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 1993
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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.