Asimov on Numbers - Isaac Asimov - Pocket books

Description: Asimov on Numbers by Isaac Asimov Pocket Books, 1978, 0671821342, Trade Paperback, Good condition, no underlining, no highlighting, spine creases, page tanning. 286 pages. WHY COMPUTERS AND PEOPLE CAN'T USE THE SAME NUMBER SYSTEM --- AND MORE! With the clear, engaging style for which The New York Times has praised him for "explaining complex material better than any other living person," Isaac Asimov— author of over 180 books ranging from science and science fiction to history, religion, literature, and geography startles and fascinates as only he can. Here is his utterly engrossing exploration of the miraculous universe of numbers— from man's first act of counting to the highest mathematics, from the smallest living creature to the dazzling reaches of farthest space. "Asimov is the dean of popular science writers." — Los Angeles Times With astounding charts and photographs CONTENTS Introduction Part I NUMBERS AND COUNTING 1. Nothing Counts 2. One, Ten, Buckle My Shoe 3. Exclamation Point! 4. T-Formation 5. Varieties of the Infinite Part II NUMBERS AND MATHEMATICS 6. A Piece of Pi 7. Tools of the Trade 8. The Imaginary That Isn't Part III NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENT 9. Forget It! 10. Pre-fixing It Up Part IV NUMBERS AND THE CALENDAR 11. The Days of Our Years 12. Begin at the Beginning Part V NUMBERS AND BIOLOGY 13. That's About the Size of lt Part VI NUMBERS AND ASTRONOMY 14. The Proton-Reckoner Part VII NUMBERS AND THE EARTH 15. Water, Water, Everywhere-- 16. Up and Down the Earth 17. The Isles of Earth Index nthdegree books

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