{"product_id":"a-wealth-of-numbers-benjamin-wardhaugh-9780691147758","title":"A Wealth of Numbers: An Anthology of 500 Years of Popular Mathematics Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn entertaining and informative anthology of popular math writing from the Renaissance to cyberspace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics writing didn't begin with Martin Gardner. In fact, it has a rich tradition stretching back hundreds of years. This entertaining and enlightening antholog--the first of its kind--gathers nearly one hundred fascinating selections from the past 500 years of popular math writing, bringing to life a little-known side of math history. Ranging from the late fifteenth to the late twentieth century, and drawing from books, newspapers, magazines, and websites, \u003ci\u003eA Wealth of Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e includes recreational, classroom, and work mathematics; mathematical histories and biographies; accounts of higher mathematics; explanations of mathematical instruments; discussions of how math should be taught and learned; reflections on the place of math in the world; and math in fiction and humor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing many tricks, games, problems, and puzzles, as well as much history and trivia, the selections include a sixteenth-century guide to making a horizontal sundial; \"Newton for the Ladies\" (1739); Leonhard Euler on the idea of velocity (1760); \"Mathematical Toys\" (1785); a poetic version of the rule of three (1792); \"Lotteries and Mountebanks\" (1801); Lewis Carroll on the game of logic (1887); \"Maps and Mazes\" (1892); \"Einstein's Real Achievement\" (1921); \"Riddles in Mathematics\" (1945); \"New Math for Parents\" (1966); and \"PC Astronomy\" (1997). Organized by thematic chapters, each selection is placed in context by a brief introduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA unique window into the hidden history of popular mathematics, \u003ci\u003eA Wealth of Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e will provide many hours of fun and learning to anyone who loves popular mathematics and science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Wardhaugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691147752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691147758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012","brand":"Benjamin Wardhaugh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120043159807,"sku":"9780691147758","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_065a5aaa-19cc-4a73-ab16-dafafb0a9f2d.jpg?v=1687412261","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-wealth-of-numbers-benjamin-wardhaugh-9780691147758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}