Numbers by Oliver Linton
What are numbers? Where do they come from? Are there different kings of number? Why was Pythagoras fascinated by triangular and square numbers? Is there a link between perfect numbers and primes?In this enlightening illustrated pocket book, mathemagician Oliver Linton reveals the wonderful world of numbers, visiting the questions and answers of great number theorists along the way, from Euclid to Euler, Fibonacci to Fermat, and Archimedes to Gauss. No calculator needed.
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Ruler & Compass
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Islamic Design
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Acoustics
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Sacred Geometry
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Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe
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Tarot
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Rhythm
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Narrative
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Rhetoric
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The Golden Section
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A Little Book of Coincidence
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Proportion
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Poetic Meter and Form
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Trees and How They Work
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Proverbs
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Qed
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The Universe
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Codes & Ciphers
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Hermeticism
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Portals
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Genre and Trope
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Ethics
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Daydreams
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Stone Circles
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The Elements of Chemistry
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Sacred Number
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Earth Grids
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The Alchemist's Kitchen
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North European Paganism
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Symmetry
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Charms, Amulets, Talismans & Spells
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Character
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Useful Formulae
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Fractals
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Pantheon
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A Little History of Dragons
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Origami
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Divination
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Mathematical Functions
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Literary Devices
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Perspective
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The Diagram
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Simple Shelters
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Altered States
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Harmonograph
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Celtic Pattern
Linton, Oliver: - Oliver Linton has had a life-long interest in computers and played a significant role in the development of the use of personal computers in education. Now retired from teaching, his hobbies include writing articles on many subject for his website www.jolinton.co.uk.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781952178221 |
| ISBN 10 | 1952178223 |
| Title | Numbers |
| Author | Oliver Linton |
| Series | Wooden Books North America Editions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wooden Books |
| Year published | 2022-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |