A History of Pi
, by Beckmann, PetrNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780312381851 | 0312381859
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/15/1976
The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism.