Zero to Lazy Eight: The Romance of Numbers - Couverture rigide

Humez, Alexander; Humez, Nicholas; Maguire, Joseph

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0671742825 ISBN 13 : 9780671742829

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 1993

Synopsis

Book by Humez Alexander

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Did you ever wonder why a stitch in time saves nine and not, say, four, or why the number seven is considered the luckiest, or what number the word googol refers to? Well, the Humez brothers, along with Joseph Maguire, have answered all of these questions and more. In "Zero to Lazy Eight", they take us on a wacky and enlightening trip up the linguistic number scale from zero to thirteen and back by way of infinity, showing us just what numbers can tell us about our culture's past, present, and future. Whether it be numerical maxims, mathematical theory, or numeric etymology, there is something here for everyone.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0671742825
• ISBN 13: 9780671742829
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible