In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further …
A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives.In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive …
Euclidââ?¬â?¢s Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how an ancient Greek text on mathematics ââ?¬â?? often …
The year 2014 is the Chinese Year of the Horse - what will this mean for you? This complete guide contains all the predictions you will need to take you into the year ahead - a …
ââ?¬Ë?An astonishingly readable and informative history of the greatest mathematical bestseller of all time ââ?¬Â¦ The writing is vivid and the stories are gripping. Highly …
'An astonishingly readable and informative history of the greatest mathematical bestseller of all time ... The writing is vivid and the stories are gripping. Highly recommended ' …
'I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.'It was with these words, written in the 1630s, that Pierre de Fermat …
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – …
An intimate portrait of an everyday genius.Alexander Master's landlord, Simon, lives in the basement of their Cambridge house. Between teetering towers of outdated maps and …
