e : the story of a number
Maor, Eli1994
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Although the story of pi has been told exhaustively, the fate of its close relative, the number e, has fared less well, despite the central role it plays in mathematics. This study, geared to readers with only a modest background in maths, describes the mathematicians involved in e's discovery.
Main title:
e : the story of a number / Eli Maor.
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Imprint:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.
Collation:
xiv, 223 p. : ill., facsims. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780691033907
Dewey class:
512.7515512.73
Local class:
515
Language:
English
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BRN:
1991100