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! WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with
information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON
REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely
mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST.
"Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
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