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Can one prove that 1 + 1 = 2? Which US president proved Pythagoras' theorem? How long is the coastline of Britain? These and many other questions are answered in this book on famous equations and their historical development. The equations come from a range of mathematical disciplines, and cove...

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Main Author: Wilson, Robin J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Can one prove that 1 + 1 = 2? Which US president proved Pythagoras' theorem? How long is the coastline of Britain? These and many other questions are answered in this book on famous equations and their historical development. The equations come from a range of mathematical disciplines, and cover 4,000 years from early counting to fractal geometry.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191999352
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