TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rooney, Anne.
TI  - The story of mathematics: from creating the pyramids to exploring infinity 
SN  - 9781841939407
AV  - QA 21  .R674 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Arcturus
KW  - Mathematics
N1  - Includes index; Introduction : the magic of numbers -- Starting with numbers -- Numbers put to work -- The shape of things -- In the round -- The magic formula -- Grasping the infinite -- Numbers at work and play -- The death of numbers -- Proving it
N2  - Long ago, the earliest human civilizations discovered the strange quality of particular numbers and wove them into their superstitions and religions. Numbers have entranced people ever since. This book tells the story of mankind through mathematics from cave dwelling to modern life
ER  -