The Irrationals

DOI10.1515/9780691247670MaRDI QIDQ5872673zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Julian Havil

Publication date 3 January 2023

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691247670

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography (01-02) Popularization of mathematics (00A09) General histories, source books (01A05)

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• Book review of: J. Havil, The irrationals. A story of the numbers you can't count on.
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