The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Hidden History of Math's Unsung Trailblazers

The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Hidden History of Math's Unsung Trailblazers

A new history of mathematics focusing on the marginalized voices who propelled the discipline, spanning six continents and thousands of years of untold stories.

Mathematics shapes almost everything we …

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