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008 | 931028s1994 njua b 001 0 eng | ||
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082 | 0 | 0 | _a512.73 MAO |
100 | 1 | _aMaor, Eli. | |
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_aThe story of a number / _cEli Maor |
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_aHyderguda : _bUniversity Press, _c1999. |
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300 |
_axiv, 227 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
520 | _aAlthough 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 | ||
650 | _aThe number | ||
942 |
_2ddc _cBK |
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999 |
_c4996 _d4996 |