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As Easy As Pi Jamie Buchan

As Easy As Pi By Jamie Buchan

As Easy As Pi by Jamie Buchan


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Did you know that for a long period of time people could not get their heads around the idea of zero, a figure representing nothing, and that it was even regarded as heretical in some circles? This title is suitable for those who love numbers - and those who don't - and uncovers a deal of lore and intriguing information.

As Easy As Pi Summary

As Easy As Pi: Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths by Jamie Buchan

It's hard to imagine a world without numbers in this day and age, when our whole life is centered around commerce and money, and it is the only language that is the same the world over. However, did you know that for a long period of time people could not get their heads around the idea of zero, a figure representing nothing, and that it was even regarded as heretical in some circles? As Easy As Pi is an entertaining and accessible guide, written for those who love numbers - and those who don't - and uncovers a great deal of lore and intriguing information. Including: snippets of fascinating numerical facts; myths and mysticism in the world of numbers; numbers in language and used as slang; pop-culture trivia; and useful mathematical rules to remember. Taking a quirky and insightful look at the world of numbers, As Easy As Pi will delight and entertain any number enthusiast.

As Easy As Pi Reviews

Fascinating... as much for those who hated maths at school as it is for those who love numbers The Lady A fab gift for anyone who loves facts and figures about numbers. It'll keep anoraks like me amused for hours. I loved it! Now A hotchpotch of facts about numbers. interesting in the Stephen Fry style Irish Examiner An entertaining and accessible introduction to the world of numbers... offers a selection of offbeat information to delight any enthusiast of the subject Waterstones Books Quarterly Buchan explores [numbers'] inescapable influence in everything... Astonishingly comprehensive for its size, this little book is wonderfully addictive The Good Book Guide

About Jamie Buchan

Jamie Buchan, formerly a Queen's Scholar of Westminster School and now an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh, has always been interested by the mathematical and cultural significance of numbers. He is a great-grandson of the writer and statesman John Buchan (first Lord Tweedsmuir), whose definitive thrillers, among them The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle, have been bestsellers for many years; The Thirty-Nine Steps has been filmed three times - memorably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935, with Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. A nephew of the highly regarded novelist James Buchan and the gardening writer and journalist Ursula Buchan, he is also related to the bestselling novelist Elizabeth Buchan. In short, books are in his blood, although he makes no claim for his own writing as against the works of his distinguished relations. This, his first book, shows that numbers are also in his blood; not only did John Buchan write The Thirty-Nine Steps, but among his other novels are The Three Hostages and The House of the Four Winds.

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GOR008421526
9781843173557
1843173557
As Easy As Pi: Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths by Jamie Buchan
Used - Like New
Hardback
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
2009-06-11
176
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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