Great Mathematicians
| By: | Rosie Wilson |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9781477704028 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781477704103 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The achievements of great mathematical thinkers from ancient times to the modern age are examined through engaging, accessible text. Fascinating profiles of time-measurers like the Mayans and Huygens, arithmeticians like Pythagoras and al-Khwarizmi, logicians like Aristotle and Russell, and many more. Readers can follow along on these thinkers’ quests to explain the patterns in the world around them and to solve a wide range of theoretical and practical problems.