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The story of mathematics : from creating the pyramids to exploring infinity/ (Record no. 31236)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781841939407
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (NZ-POP)157679
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Original cataloging agency POP
Modifying agency FMlbTMQ
Transcribing agency WMTP
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 510.9
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Rooney, Anne
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The story of mathematics : from creating the pyramids to exploring infinity/
Statement of responsibility, etc Anne Rooney
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Arcturus
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2009
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 208 p. :
Other physical details col.ill. ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Author Anne Rooney weaves strands from every age and culture into a fascinating narrative, which coincidentally tells the story of how mankind moved on from cave dwelling to the life of today. Topics include the development of counting and numbers systems, the emergence of zero, cultures that don't have numbers, algebra, solid geometry, symmetry and beauty, perspective, riddles and problems, calculus, mathematical logic, friction force and displacement, subatomic particles, and the expansion of the universe. Great mathematical thinkers covered include Napier, Liu Hui, Aryabhata, Galileo, Newton, Russell, Einstein, Riemann, Euclid, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Charles Babbage, Montmort, Wittgenstein, and many more. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout in full color.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematics
General subdivision History
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematicians
General subdivision Biography
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Non-Fiction
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Non Fiction Waimate Waimate Located at Event Centre 05/02/2014 PDL 18.00 4 510.9 a00646737 18/05/2022 07/05/2022 18.00 05/02/2014 Non-Fiction Not For Loan
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