The Irrationals

by Julian Havil

Book Overview

The ancient Greeks discovered them, but it wasn't until the nineteenth century that irrational numbers were properly understood and rigorously defined, and even today not all their mysteries have been revealed. In The Irrationals , the first popular and comprehensive book on the subject, Julian Havil tells the story of irrational numbers and the mathematicians who have tackled their challenges, from antiquity to the twenty-first century. Along the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691143420
• ISBN13: 9780691143422
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"