Realm of numbers

Explanations of mathematical techniques and principles are combined with the history of mathematics. Includes simple arithmetic, square root, logarithms, and even imaginary numbers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1959.
Physical Description:
200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects:
Numeration -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematics -- Juvenile literature.
Number concept -- Juvenile literature.

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