Pi in the Sky Counting, Thinking and Being

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pp. 317., “Bristling with riddles and paradoxes, and quoting everyone from Lao-Tse and Robert Pirsig, to Charles Darwin and G.K. Chesterton, to Roger Bacon, Baron de Montesquieu, and Umberto Eco, Pi in the Sky is a profound–and profoundly edifying–journey into the world of mathematics. It illuminates the way that numbers shape how we see the world and how we see ourselves. “

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ISBN 0198539568
ISBN13 9780198539568
Number of pages 317
Original Title Pi in the Sky Counting, Thinking and Being
Published Date 1992
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Oxford
Edition First Edition
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pp. 317., “Bristling with riddles and paradoxes, and quoting everyone from Lao-Tse and Robert Pirsig, to Charles Darwin and G.K. Chesterton, to Roger Bacon, Baron de Montesquieu, and Umberto Eco, Pi in the Sky is a profound–and profoundly edifying–journey into the world of mathematics. It illuminates the way that numbers shape how we see the world and how we see ourselves. “

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Weight 1.1 kg