The Magic of Numbers the book requires no prior

the book requires no prior knowledge of partial differential equations or advanced vector analysis

"Scientific developments can always be made logical and rational with sufficient hindsight

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the Sorcerer's guided tour of infinity is geared toward the most dedicated puzzle-solvers

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The Magic of Numbers the book requires no priorFrom one of the foremost interpreters for lay readers of the history and meaning of mathematics: a stimulating account of the origins of mathematical thought and the development of numerical theory. It probes the work of Pythagoras, Galileo, Berkeley, Einstein, and others, exploring how "number magic" has influenced religion, philosophy, science, and mathematics Reprint of the Whittlesey House, McGraw Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, 1946 edition.