Bibliograph

Finding Fibonacci, the quest to rediscover the forgotten mathematical genius who changed the world, Keith Devlin

Type

Label

Finding Fibonacci, the quest to rediscover the forgotten mathematical genius who changed the world, Keith Devlin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Finding Fibonacci

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

975288613

Responsibility statement

Keith Devlin

Sub title

the quest to rediscover the forgotten mathematical genius who changed the world

Table Of Contents

Sputnik and Calculus -- The Flood Plain -- The Manuscript -- First Steps -- The Statue -- A Walk along the Pisan Riverbank -- A Very Boring Book? -- Franci -- Publishing Fibonacci: From the Cloister to Amazon.com -- Translation -- Reading Fibonacci -- Manuscript Hunting, Part I (Failures) -- Manuscript Hunting, Part II (Success at Last) -- The Missing Link -- This Will Change the World -- Leonardo and the Birth of Modern Finance -- Reflections in a Medieval Mirror -- Guide to the Chapters of Liber abbaci -- Bibliography -- Index

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