1089 and All That

Dr David Acheson Fellow, Jesus College Oxford

... attractively produced ... The author has an easy, light style which should appeal to most readers.

• 1. 1089 and All That ; 2. "In Love with Geometrie" ; 3. But ... that's Absurd ... ; 4. The Trouble with Algebra ; 5. The Heavens in Motion ; 6. All Change! ; 7. On Being as Small as Possible ; 8. "Are We Nearly There?" ; 9. A Brief History of pi ; 10. Good Vibrations ; 11. Great Mistakes ; 12. What is the Secret of All Life? ; 13. e=2.718 ... ; 14. Chaos and Catastrophe ; 15. Not Quite the Indian Rope Trick ; 16. Real or Imaginary?