The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count on by Havil, Julian

The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count on

The first popular history of irrational numbers and their discoverers, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century...
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Author: Julian Havil
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The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count on by Havil, Julian

The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count on

$38.18

The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count on

$38.18
Author: Julian Havil
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The first popular history of irrational numbers and their discoverers, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century

The ancient Greeks discovered them, but it wasn't until the nineteenth century that irrational numbers were properly understood and rigorously defined, and even today not all their mysteries have been revealed. In The Irrationals, the first popular and comprehensive book on the subject, Julian Havil tells the story of irrational numbers and the mathematicians who have tackled their challenges, from antiquity to the twenty-first century. Along the way, he explains why irrational numbers are surprisingly difficult to define--and why so many questions still surround them. Fascinating and illuminating, this is a book for everyone who loves math and the history behind it.

Author: Julian Havil
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 09/22/2014
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.05w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780691163536

About the Author
Julian Havil is the author of Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant, Nonplussed!: Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas, Impossible?: Surprising Solutions to Counterintuitive Conundrums, and John Napier: Life, Logarithms, and Legacy (all Princeton). He is a retired former master at Winchester College, England, where he taught mathematics for more than three decades.

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