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Finding Fibonacci: The Quest to Rediscover the Forgotten Mathematical Genius Who Changed the World
Keith Devlin
A mathematician's ten-year quest to tell Fibonacci's storyIn 2000, Keith Devlin set out to research the life and legacy of the medieval mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Fibonacci, whose book Liber abbaci, or the "Book of Calculation," introduced modern arithmetic to the Western world. Although most famous for the Fibonacci num
256 pages, 23 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 9, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691192307 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 207 × 130 × 21 mm · 306 g |
| Language | English |
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