{"product_id":"9781400841981","title":"A Wealth of Numbers: An Anthology of 500 Years of Popular Mathematics Writing","description":"\u003cp\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 anthology--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Featuring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e A 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121566466288,"sku":"9781400841981","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400841981_p0.jpg?v=1763713187","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400841981","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}