A History of Pi

A History of Pi
Publisher: Macmillan
Authors: Petr Beckmann
Published on: 1971
Page Count: 212 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Mathematics
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
Embeddable: No
PDF Available: Yes
EPUB Available: No
ISBN-13: 9780312381851
ISBN-10: 0312381859
Traces the history of the mathematical constant pi from the stone age through the computer age, discussing the background of the times when pi progressed, and when it did not.

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