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The story of a number / Eli Maor

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hyderguda : University Press, 1999.Description: xiv, 227 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 8173712123
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 512.73 MAO
Summary: Although the story of pi has been told exhaustively, the fate of its close relative, the number e, has fared less well, despite the central role it plays in mathematics. This study, geared to readers with only a modest background in maths, describes the mathematicians involved in e's discovery
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Although the story of pi has been told exhaustively, the fate of its close relative, the number e, has fared less well, despite the central role it plays in mathematics. This study, geared to readers with only a modest background in maths, describes the mathematicians involved in e's discovery

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