The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution by Keith J. Devlin

The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution

Keith J. Devlin

183 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science challenging informative slow-paced
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In 1202, a 32-year old Italian finished one of the most influential books of all time, which introduced modern arithmetic to Western Europe. Devised in India in the 7th and 8th centuries and brought to North Africa by Muslim traders, the Hindu-Ara...

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