Pythagoras : his lives and the legacy of a rational universe
Ferguson, Kitty2011
Book
Einstein said that the most incredible thing about our universe was that it was comprehensible at all. This title explains how Pythagoras had much the same idea - but 2500 years earlier. It tells the story of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, whose insights transformed the ancient world.
Main title:
Pythagoras : his lives and the legacy of a rational universe / Kitty Ferguson.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Icon, 2011.
Collation:
368 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: as Music of Pythagoras. New York: Walker, 2008. As Pythagoras. London: Icon, 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848312319 (pbk)
Dewey class:
182.2
Language:
English
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BRN:
227799