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Title:
The man of numbers : Fibonacci's arithmetic revolution / Keith Devlin.
Author:
Devlin, Keith J.
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Publication Information:
New York : Walker & Co., 2011.
Call Number:
QA29.F5 D48 2011
Abstract:
"The untold story of Leonardo of Pisa, the medieval mathematician who introduced Arabic numbers to the West and helped launch the modern era."--P. [2] of dust jacket.
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Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN:
9780802778123
Physical Description:
viii, 183 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
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.
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