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A History of Pi |
| Author: |
Beckman, P. |
| ISBN: |
0312381859 |
| Publisher: |
St. Martin's Griffin |
| URL: |
http://www.amazon.com/History-Pi-Petr-Beckmann/dp/0312381859 |
| Year: |
1976 |
| Description: |
This book is about pi and how the part we know of pi was discovered. This involves some records from different regions of the world, such as Babylonians, Chinese and more. There is more information about mathematics in this book, such as calculating prodigies and trigonometry. |
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