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The joy of π

David Blatner

(Penguin books)

Penguin, 1998, c1997

Other Title

The joy of [pi]

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Note

Originally published: New York : Walker, 1997 ; London : Allen Lane, 1997

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

For 4000 years we have struggled with pi - the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. This book tells the story of pi, from Archimedes to da Vinci, and from Newton to the Chudnovsky brothers, who are calculating pi to billions of places with a homemade supercomputer.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA37986868
  • ISBN
    • 0140266801
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 129 p.
  • Size
    16 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
    • LCSH : Pi
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