Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution
Keith Devlin
ISBN 10: 0802778127 ISBN 13: 9780802778123
Published by Walker Books July 2011, 2011
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In 1202, a 32-year old Italian finished one of the most influential books of all time, which introduced modern arithmetic to Western Europe. Devised in India in the 7th and 8th centuries and brought to North Africa by Muslim traders, the Hindu-Arabic system helped transform the West into the dominant force in science, technology, and commerce, leaving behind Muslim cultures which had long known it but had failed to see its potential.
The young Italian, Leonardo of Pisa (better...
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Keith Devlin is a Senior Researcher and Executive Director at Stanford's H-STAR institute, which he co-founded. He is also a Consulting Professor in the Department of Mathematics, and a co-founder of the Stanford Media X research network. NPR's "Math Guy," he is the author of more than twenty-eight books, including The Math Gene. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
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Title: Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic ...
Publisher: Walker Books July 2011
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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Edition: First Edition.
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The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution
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ISBN 10: 0802778127
ISBN 13: 9780802778123
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. viii, 183 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 22 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket toned, with light edgewear. *** "The untold story of Leonardo of Pisa, the medieval mathematician who introduced Arabic numbers to the West and helped launch the modern era." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Your days are numbered; A bridge of numbers; A child of Pisa; A mathematical journey; Sources; Liber abbaci; Fame; The Fibonacci aftermath; Whose revolution?; Fibonacci's legacy: in stone, parchment, and rabbits. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 106123
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