A History of Pi
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 3 edition (July 15, 1976) Language: english ISBN: 0312381859 Paperback: 208 pages Description: 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 scie..