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Numbers

To Infinity and Beyond

Oliver Linton

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English
Wooden Books
15 September 2021
"What are numbers? Where do they come from? Are there different kings of number? Why was Pythagoras fascinated by triangular and square numbers? Is there a link between perfect numbers and primes? In this enlightening illustrated pocket book, mathemagician Oliver Linton reveals the wonderful world of numbers, visiting the questions and answers of great number theorists along the way, from Euclid to Euler, Fibonacci to Fermat, and Archimedes to Gauss. No calculator needed! WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. ""Fascinating"" FINANCIAL TIMES. ""Beautiful"" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. ""Rich and Artful"" THE LANCET. ""Genuinely mind-expanding"" FORTEAN TIMES. ""Excellent"" NEW SCIENTIST. ""Stunning"" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas."

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Imprint:   Wooden Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 155mm,  Width: 125mm,  Spine: 8mm
Weight:   100g
ISBN:   9781907155314
ISBN 10:   1907155317
Series:   Wooden Books U.K. Gift Book
Pages:   64
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Oliver Linton is an educationalist and writer. Also author of Fractals in this series, he lives in the Lake District. A collection of his writings may be found on his website www.jolinton.co.uk.

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