From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The Extraordinary Story of Maths

We may remember their equations and discoveries from school, but do we remember who the men behind the maths were? From the theories of Pythagoras (did you know he ran a secret brotherhood that studied maths, music and gymnastics?) to coining the term 'Googol', From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The extraordinary story of maths is packed full of fascinating facts and surprising stories from ancient times to the modern day.

Do you want to know why the Ancient Greeks knew so much maths? Or, why there was so little maths studied in the Dark Ages? Read this fascinating book to uncover the mysteries of maths...

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From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The Extraordinary Story of Maths

We may remember their equations and discoveries from school, but do we remember who the men behind the maths were? From the theories of Pythagoras (did you know he ran a secret brotherhood that studied maths, music and gymnastics?) to coining the term 'Googol', From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The extraordinary story of maths is packed full of fascinating facts and surprising stories from ancient times to the modern day.

Do you want to know why the Ancient Greeks knew so much maths? Or, why there was so little maths studied in the Dark Ages? Read this fascinating book to uncover the mysteries of maths...

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From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The Extraordinary Story of Maths

From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The Extraordinary Story of Maths

by Chris Waring
From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The Extraordinary Story of Maths

From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The Extraordinary Story of Maths

by Chris Waring

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We may remember their equations and discoveries from school, but do we remember who the men behind the maths were? From the theories of Pythagoras (did you know he ran a secret brotherhood that studied maths, music and gymnastics?) to coining the term 'Googol', From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The extraordinary story of maths is packed full of fascinating facts and surprising stories from ancient times to the modern day.

Do you want to know why the Ancient Greeks knew so much maths? Or, why there was so little maths studied in the Dark Ages? Read this fascinating book to uncover the mysteries of maths...


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ISBN-13: 9781843179214
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Publication date: 09/06/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 192
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Chris Waring is a secondary school Maths teacher and the author of I Used to Know That: Maths (Michael O'Mara Books, 2010). He lives in York.
Chris Waring studied for a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, London before becoming a maths teacher. Since then he has taught small children and Oxbridge candidates and everybody in between. He is the author of An Equation for Every Occasion, Maths in Bite-sized Chunks and From Zero to Infinity in 26 Centuries, also published by Michael O’Mara Books.
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