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008 931028s1994 njua b 001 0 eng
020 _a8173712123
040 _ctshering
082 0 0 _a512.73 MAO
100 1 _aMaor, Eli.
245 1 0 _aThe story of a number /
_cEli Maor
260 _aHyderguda :
_bUniversity Press,
_c1999.
300 _axiv, 227 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
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
999 _c4996
_d4996