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Fibonacci's arithmetic revolution |
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New York : Walker & Co., 2011. |
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1st U.S. ed. |
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| ISBN: |
9780802779076 (electronic bk.) 0802779077 (electronic bk.) |
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DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOK |
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| Physical description: |
1 online resource (viii, 183 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.). |
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| Subject: |
Mathematicians -- Biography.
Fibonacci numbers.
Mathematics in nature.
Downloadable e-books.
Fibonacci, Leonardo, ca. 1170-ca. 1240.
Biographie.
Electronic books.
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Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-172) and index. |
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| Summary note: |
"The untold story of Leonardo of Pisa, the medieval mathematician who introduced Arabic numbers to the West and helped launch the modern era."--P. [2] of dust jacket. |
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| Contents note: |
Your days are numbered -- A bridge of numbers -- A child of Pisa -- A mathematical journey -- Sources -- Liber abbaci -- Fame -- The Fibonacci aftermath -- Whose revolution? -- Fibonacci's legacy : in stone, parchment, and rabbits. |
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Electronic Resource
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