Pi in the Sky: Counting. Mind and Existence

Author: John Barrow
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: You may have wondered about such questions: Is mathematics invented by humans or discovered by humans? Is mathematics an objective existence? This book explores such issues.
This is an engaging and thought-provoking work. It delves into how humans learned to count, why there are different positional systems like the duodecimal (base-12), hexadecimal (base-16), sexagesimal (base-60), and binary (base-2) systems besides the decimal (base-10); why the French word for 90 is expressed as "four twenties plus ten"; the role of computers in mathematical research, and much more.
Through this book, readers can gain insights into the development of mathematical research and enrich their knowledge significantly.