As easy as Pi : stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths / Jamie Buchan.

By:

Buchan, Jamie

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Michael O'Mara Books, 2009.Description: 175 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781843173557

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DDC classification:

512.7 22

LOC classification:

QA37.2 . B 2009

Partial contents:

Numbers in language -- Numbers in fiction -- Numbers in culture -- Numbers in religion and mythology -- Numbers in Maths and science.

Summary: It's hard to imagine a world without numbers in this day and age, when our whole life is centred around commerce and money and it is the only language that is the same the world over. This title reveals intriguing information, including: numerical facts; myths and mysticism in the world of numbers; and, numbers in language and used as slang.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	512.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		A00534751

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Numbers in language -- Numbers in fiction -- Numbers in culture -- Numbers in religion and mythology -- Numbers in Maths and science.

It's hard to imagine a world without numbers in this day and age, when our whole life is centred around commerce and money and it is the only language that is the same the world over. This title reveals intriguing information, including: numerical facts; myths and mysticism in the world of numbers; and, numbers in language and used as slang.

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