Numbers : To Infinity and Beyond

Author: OLIVER LINTON

Number theory

Published on 1 October 2021 by WOODEN BOOKS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Wooden Books U.K. Gift Book' series.

Paperback | 64 pages, 100
125 x 156 x 10mm | 82g

What are numbers? Where do they come from? Are there different kings of number? Why was Pythagoras fascinated by triangular and square numbers? Is there a link between perfect numbers and primes? In this enlightening illustrated pocket book, mathemagician Oliver Linton reveals the wonderful world of numbers, visiting the questions and answers of great number theorists along the way, from Euclid to Euler, Fibonacci to Fermat, and Archimedes to Gauss. No calculator needed!

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