Open a new portal into Shakespeare’s words—and his Renaissance life—with math and numbers as your key.
Shakespeare’s era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of “zero” to Galileo’s redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare’s plays—and his world—touring astronomy, code-breaking, color theory, navigation, music, sports, and more.
- How reliable was a pocket sundial?
- Was math illusionist J...
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Contents
Prologue
A Playfulness with Numbers
Huge Numbers
Much Ado About Nothing
Math at Grammar School
The Book of Arit...
关于作者
Rob Eastaway has authored and coauthored several bestselling books that connect math with everyday life, including Why Do Buses Come in Threes? and How Many...
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语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● 网页 224 ● ISBN 9798893030310 ● 文件大小 18.9 MB ● 出版者 The Experiment ● 国家 US ● 发布时间 2024 ● 下载 24 个月 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 9418816 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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